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Household of Thomas Idle (born 1840, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockton, 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 Idle and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Idle, born in 1840 in Port Clarence, Durham, consisted of 3 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Cordelia Idle, born in 1846 in Darlington, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Sister In Law, Margaret Lear, born in 1856 in Darlington, Durham, England.


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Thomas Idle's household

Male

Thomas

Idle

Head
Female

Cordelia

Idle

Wife
Female

Margaret

Lear

Sister In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Idle
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Port Clarence, Durham, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Idle

Head

Married

41

1840

Port Clarence, Durham, England

Cordelia

Idle

Wife

Married

35

1846

Darlington, Durham, England

Margaret

Lear

Sister In Law

Single

25

1856

Darlington, Durham, England

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