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Household of Thomas Gaffney (born 1853, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, 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 Gaffney and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Gaffney, born in 1853 in Newbottle, Durham, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Gaffney, born in 1854 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1875 in Willington, Durham, England), Alice (born 1877 in Willington, Durham, England) and Michael (born 1879 in Witton Le Wear, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, John Wier, born in 1851 in Ireland.


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Thomas Gaffney's household

Male

Thomas

Gaffney

Head
Female

Margaret

Gaffney

Wife
Male

Thomas

Gaffney

Son
Female

Alice

Gaffney

Daughter
Male

Michael

Gaffney

Son
Male

John

Wier

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Gaffney
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Newbottle, Durham, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Gaffney

Head

Married

28

1853

Newbottle, Durham, England

Margaret

Gaffney

Wife

Married

27

1854

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Gaffney

Son

Single

6

1875

Willington, Durham, England

Alice

Gaffney

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Willington, Durham, England

Michael

Gaffney

Son

Single

2

1879

Witton Le Wear, Durham, England

John

Wier

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Ireland

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