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Household of Thomas Bonsfields (born 1842, 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 Bonsfields and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Bonsfields, born in 1842 in Pelaw Main, Durham, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Eleanor Bonsfields, born in 1848 in Heworth, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Mary Ann (born 1869 in North Shields, Northumberland, England), William Gibson (born 1871 in South Shields, Durham, England), Ralph (born 1873 in South Shields, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1875 in South Shields, Durham, England), Elizabeth J (born 1877 in South Shields, Durham, England) and James G (born 1879 in South Shields, Durham, England).


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Thomas Bonsfields's household

Male

Thomas

Bonsfields

Head
Female

Eleanor

Bonsfields

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Bonsfields

Daughter
Male

William Gibson

Bonsfields

Son
Male

Ralph

Bonsfields

Son
Male

Thomas

Bonsfields

Son
Female

Elizabeth J

Bonsfields

Daughter
Male

James G

Bonsfields

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Bonsfields
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Pelaw Main, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Bonsfields

Head

Married

39

1842

Pelaw Main, Durham, England

Eleanor

Bonsfields

Wife

Married

33

1848

Heworth, Durham, England

Mary Ann

Bonsfields

Daughter

Single

12

1869

North Shields, Northumberland, England

William Gibson

Bonsfields

Son

Single

10

1871

South Shields, Durham, England

Ralph

Bonsfields

Son

Single

8

1873

South Shields, Durham, England

Thomas

Bonsfields

Son

Single

6

1875

South Shields, Durham, England

Elizabeth J

Bonsfields

Daughter

Single

4

1877

South Shields, Durham, England

James G

Bonsfields

Son

Single

2

1879

South Shields, Durham, England

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