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Household of Thomas Alderson (born 1850, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Thomas Alderson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Alderson, born in 1850 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Alderson, born in 1859 in Willington Quay, Northumberland, England. They had 3 children; Thomas C (born 1877 in Jarrow, Durham, England), David (born 1879 in Jarrow, Durham, England) and Douglas (born 1881 in Jarrow, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Brother, Isaac Alderson, born in 1865 in Sunderland, Durham, England.


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Thomas Alderson's household

Male

Thomas

Alderson

Head
Female

Mary

Alderson

Wife
Male

Thomas C

Alderson

Son
Male

David

Alderson

Son
Male

Douglas

Alderson

Son
Male

Isaac

Alderson

Brother
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Alderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Alderson

Head

Married

31

1850

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary

Alderson

Wife

Married

22

1859

Willington Quay, Northumberland, England

Thomas C

Alderson

Son

Single

4

1877

Jarrow, Durham, England

David

Alderson

Son

Single

2

1879

Jarrow, Durham, England

Douglas

Alderson

Son

Single

0

1881

Jarrow, Durham, England

Isaac

Alderson

Brother

Single

16

1865

Sunderland, Durham, England

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