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Household of Thomas Hewitson (born 1851, Durham)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Hewitson, born in 1851 in South Shields, Durham, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Hewitson, born in 1855 in City of London, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1874 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Mary (born 1877 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England) and Edward (born 1879 in Gateshead, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother In Law, Mary Gilmore, born in 1826 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England.


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Thomas Hewitson's household

Male

Thomas

Hewitson

Head
Female

Ellen

Hewitson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Hewitson

Son
Female

Mary

Hewitson

Daughter
Male

Edward

Hewitson

Son
Female

Mary

Gilmore

Mother In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Hewitson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place South Shields, Durham, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Hewitson

Head

Married

30

1851

South Shields, Durham, England

Ellen

Hewitson

Wife

Married

26

1855

City of London, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Hewitson

Son

Single

7

1874

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Mary

Hewitson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Edward

Hewitson

Son

Single

2

1879

Gateshead, Durham, England

Mary

Gilmore

Mother In Law

Married

55

1826

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

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