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Household of Thomas Donkin (born 1832, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Darlington, 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 Donkin and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Donkin, born in 1832 in Edenhall, Durham, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Donkin, born in 1834 in Wackerfield, Durham, England. They had 7 children; Thomas Wm (born 1859 in Heighington, Durham, England), Henry (born 1860 in Heighington, Durham, England), Sarah Elizh (born 1862 in Mansfield, Yorkshire, England), John Richard (born 1864 in Darlington, Durham, England), Fred (born 1864 in Darlington, Durham, England), Elizabeth J (born 1866 in Darlington, Durham, England) and Robert (born 1875 in Darlington, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Henry Ord, born in 1854 in Ingleton, Durham, England.


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Thomas Donkin's household

Male

Thomas

Donkin

Head
Female

Jane

Donkin

Wife
Male

Thomas Wm

Donkin

Son
Male

Henry

Donkin

Son
Female

Sarah Elizh

Dale

Daughter
Male

John Richard

Dale

Son
Male

Fred

Donkin

Son
Female

Elizabeth J

Donkin

Daughter
Male

Robert

Donkin

Son
Male

Henry

Ord

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Donkin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Edenhall, Durham, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Donkin

Head

Married

49

1832

Edenhall, Durham, England

Jane

Donkin

Wife

Married

47

1834

Wackerfield, Durham, England

Thomas Wm

Donkin

Son

Single

22

1859

Heighington, Durham, England

Henry

Donkin

Son

Single

21

1860

Heighington, Durham, England

Sarah Elizh

Dale

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Mansfield, Yorkshire, England

John Richard

Dale

Son

Single

17

1864

Darlington, Durham, England

Fred

Donkin

Son

Single

17

1864

Darlington, Durham, England

Elizabeth J

Donkin

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Darlington, Durham, England

Robert

Donkin

Son

Single

6

1875

Darlington, Durham, England

Henry

Ord

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Ingleton, Durham, England

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