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Household of Thomas Ness (born 1831, 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 Ness and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Ness, born in 1831 in Darlington, Durham, consisted of 13 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Annie Ness, born in 1837 in Durham, England. They had 8 children; Annie (born 1854 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Arthur (born 1862 in Darlington, Durham, England), Edith (born 1865 in Darlington, Durham, England), Mary B (born 1872 in Darlington, Durham, England), Clara A (born 1874 in Darlington, Durham, England), Walter B (born 1876 in Darlington, Durham, England), Gertrude I (born 1876 in Darlington, Durham, England) and Alfred (born 1878 in Darlington, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Visitor, Annie (born 1857 in Sutton, Nottinghamshire, England), Thomas's Servant, Fanny (born 1861 in Darlington, Durham, England) and Thomas's Servant, Alice (born 1866 in Durham, England).


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Thomas Ness's household

Male

Thomas

Ness

Head
Female

Annie

Ness

Wife
Female

Annie

Ness

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Ness

Son
Female

Edith

Ness

Daughter
Female

Mary B

Ness

Daughter
Female

Clara A

Ness

Daughter
Male

Walter B

Ness

Son
Female

Gertrude I

Ness

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Ness

Son
Female

Annie

Johnson

Visitor
Female

Fanny

Bainbridge

Servant
Female

Alice

Suggett

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Ness
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Darlington, Durham, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Ness

Head

Married

50

1831

Darlington, Durham, England

Annie

Ness

Wife

Married

44

1837

Durham, England

Annie

Ness

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Arthur

Ness

Son

Single

19

1862

Darlington, Durham, England

Edith

Ness

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Darlington, Durham, England

Mary B

Ness

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Darlington, Durham, England

Clara A

Ness

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Darlington, Durham, England

Walter B

Ness

Son

Single

5

1876

Darlington, Durham, England

Gertrude I

Ness

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Darlington, Durham, England

Alfred

Ness

Son

Single

3

1878

Darlington, Durham, England

Annie

Johnson

Visitor

Single

24

1857

Sutton, Nottinghamshire, England

Fanny

Bainbridge

Servant

Single

20

1861

Darlington, Durham, England

Alice

Suggett

Servant

Single

15

1866

Durham, England

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