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Household of Thomas Armstrong (born 1833, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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 Armstrong and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Armstrong, born in 1833 in Alston, Cumberland, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah J Armstrong, born in 1848 in Winlaton, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Mary J (born 1872 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Samuel (born 1875 in Newlands, Northumberland, England), Margaret (born 1878 in Newlands, Northumberland, England) and Elizabeth A (born 1880 in Newlands, Northumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, John Atkinson, born in 1855 in Northumberland, England.


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Thomas Armstrong's household

Male

Thomas

Armstrong

Head
Female

Sarah J

Armstrong

Wife
Female

Mary J

Armstrong

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Armstrong

Son
Female

Margaret

Armstrong

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth A

Armstrong

Daughter
Male

John

Atkinson

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Armstrong
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Alston, Cumberland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Armstrong

Head

Married

48

1833

Alston, Cumberland, England

Sarah J

Armstrong

Wife

Married

33

1848

Winlaton, Durham, England

Mary J

Armstrong

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Jarrow, Durham, England

Samuel

Armstrong

Son

Single

6

1875

Newlands, Northumberland, England

Margaret

Armstrong

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Newlands, Northumberland, England

Elizabeth A

Armstrong

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Newlands, Northumberland, England

John

Atkinson

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Northumberland, England

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