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Household of Thomas Donkin (born 1835, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hartlepool, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Donkin, born in 1835 in Whitby, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Donkin, born in 1836 in Aislaby, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1862 in Aislaby, Yorkshire, England), Mary Ann (born 1864 in Aislaby, Yorkshire, England), R Edward (born 1872 in Aislaby, Yorkshire, England), J William (born 1874 in West Hartlepool) and Mark (born 1878 in West Hartlepool).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Lodger, George (born 1839 in Farrington, Hampshire, England) and Thomas's Lodger, John (born 1836 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Donkin's household

Male

Thomas

Donkin

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Donkin

Wife
Male

Thomas

Donkin

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Donkin

Daughter
Male

R Edward

Donkin

Son
Male

J William

Donkin

Son
Male

Mark

Donkin

Son
Male

George

Forman

Lodger
Male

John

Whilton

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Donkin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Whitby, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Donkin

Head

Married

46

1835

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Donkin

Wife

Married

45

1836

Aislaby, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Donkin

Son

Single

19

1862

Aislaby, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Donkin

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Aislaby, Yorkshire, England

R Edward

Donkin

Son

Single

9

1872

Aislaby, Yorkshire, England

J William

Donkin

Son

Single

7

1874

West Hartlepool

Mark

Donkin

Son

Single

3

1878

West Hartlepool

George

Forman

Lodger

Single

42

1839

Farrington, Hampshire, England

John

Whilton

Lodger

Married

45

1836

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

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