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Household of Thomas Ferguson (born 1842, 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 Ferguson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Ferguson, born in 1842 in Middleton St George, Durham, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Ferguson, born in 1841 in Broughton, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1866 in Durham, England), William (born 1868 in Durham, England), Jane (born 1871 in Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Durham, England) and Edith (born 1880 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, William (born 1860 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), Thomas's Boarder, George (born 1860 in Neasham, Durham, England) and Thomas's Boarder, George (born 1859 in Neasham, Durham, England).


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Thomas Ferguson's household

Male

Thomas

Ferguson

Head
Female

Margaret

Ferguson

Wife
Male

John

Ferguson

Son
Male

William

Ferguson

Son
Female

Jane

Ferguson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Ferguson

Daughter
Female

Edith

Ferguson

Daughter
Male

William

Mackie

Boarder
Male

George

Raine

Boarder
Male

George

Horsman

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Ferguson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Middleton St George, Durham, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Ferguson

Head

Married

39

1842

Middleton St George, Durham, England

Margaret

Ferguson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Broughton, Yorkshire, England

John

Ferguson

Son

Single

15

1866

Durham, England

William

Ferguson

Son

Single

13

1868

Durham, England

Jane

Ferguson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Durham, England

Elizabeth

Ferguson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Durham, England

Edith

Ferguson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Durham, England

William

Mackie

Boarder

Married

21

1860

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

George

Raine

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Neasham, Durham, England

George

Horsman

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Neasham, Durham, England

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