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Household of Thomas Coulson (born 1837, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, 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 Coulson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Coulson, born in 1837 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Peter (born 1857 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England), William (born 1859 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1862 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England) and Jane (born 1855 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Aunt, Margaret Carr, born in 1815 in Sunderland, Durham, England.


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Thomas Coulson's household

Male

Thomas

Coulson

Head
Male

Peter

Coulson

Son
Male

William

Coulson

Son
Male

Thomas

Coulson

Son
Female

Jane

Coulson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Carr

Aunt
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Coulson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Coulson

Head

Widower

44

1837

Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

Peter

Coulson

Son

Single

24

1857

Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

William

Coulson

Son

Single

22

1859

Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

Thomas

Coulson

Son

Single

19

1862

Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

Jane

Coulson

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Margaret

Carr

Aunt

Single

66

1815

Sunderland, Durham, England

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