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Household of Thomas Emerson (born 1824, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, 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 Emerson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Emerson, born in 1824 in Benwell, Northumberland, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Emerson, born in 1820 in Gateshead, Durham, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1863 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England) and Elizabeth (born 1861 in Kibblesworth, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Son In Law, Robert Surtees, born in 1855 in Consett, Durham, England.


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Thomas Emerson's household

Male

Thomas

Emerson

Head
Female

Mary

Emerson

Wife
Male

William

Emerson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Surtees

Daughter
Male

Robert

Surtees

Son In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Emerson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Benwell, Northumberland, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Emerson

Head

Married

57

1824

Benwell, Northumberland, England

Mary

Emerson

Wife

Married

61

1820

Gateshead, Durham, England

William

Emerson

Son

Single

18

1863

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Surtees

Daughter

Married

20

1861

Kibblesworth, Durham, England

Robert

Surtees

Son In Law

Married

26

1855

Consett, Durham, England

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