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Household of Thomas Fountain (born 1853, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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 Fountain and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Fountain, born in 1853 in York, Yorkshire, consisted of 12 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Eliza Fountain, born in 1864 in Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England. They had 8 children; Joseph (born 1881 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Andrew (born 1865 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Robert (born 1866 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1868 in Sunderland, Durham, England), John (born 1870 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Hall (born 1872 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Ralph (born 1874 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Walter (born 1876 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Mother, Ann (born 1814 in Newton on Ouse, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas's Other, Margaret (born 1841 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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Thomas Fountain's household

Male

Thomas

Fountain

Head
Female

Eliza

Fountain

Wife
Male

Joseph

Fountain

Son
Female

Ann

Fountain

Mother
Female

Margaret

Headly

Other
Male

Andrew

Headly

Son
Male

Robert

Headly

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Headly

Daughter
Male

John

Headly

Son
Male

Hall

Headly

Son
Male

Ralph

Headly

Son
Male

Walter

Headly

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Fountain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place York, Yorkshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Fountain

Head

Married

28

1853

York, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Fountain

Wife

Married

17

1864

Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England

Joseph

Fountain

Son

Single

0

1881

Sunderland, Durham, England

Ann

Fountain

Mother

Widow

67

1814

Newton on Ouse, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Headly

Other

Married

40

1841

Sunderland, Durham, England

Andrew

Headly

Son

Single

16

1865

Sunderland, Durham, England

Robert

Headly

Son

Single

15

1866

Sunderland, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Headly

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Sunderland, Durham, England

John

Headly

Son

Single

11

1870

Sunderland, Durham, England

Hall

Headly

Son

Single

9

1872

Sunderland, Durham, England

Ralph

Headly

Son

Single

7

1874

Sunderland, Durham, England

Walter

Headly

Son

Single

5

1876

Sunderland, Durham, England

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