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Household of Thomas Rackstraw (born 1823, Durham)

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 Rackstraw and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Rackstraw, born in 1823 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Catherine Rackstraw, born in 1828 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 6 children; James (born 1852 in Sunderland, Durham, England), John (born 1854 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Emily (born 1859 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1862 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Isabella (born 1868 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Barbara (born 1856 in Sunderland, Durham, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Thomas H L (born 1875 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and John J (born 1878 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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Thomas Rackstraw's household

Male

Thomas

Rackstraw

Head
Female

Catherine

Rackstraw

Wife
Male

James

Rackstraw

Son
Male

John

Rackstraw

Son
Female

Emily

Rackstraw

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Rackstraw

Son
Female

Isabella

Rackstraw

Daughter
Female

Barbara

Garth

Daughter
Male

Thomas H L

Garth

Grand Son
Male

John J

Garth

Grand Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Rackstraw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Rackstraw

Head

Married

58

1823

Sunderland, Durham, England

Catherine

Rackstraw

Wife

Married

53

1828

Sunderland, Durham, England

James

Rackstraw

Son

Single

29

1852

Sunderland, Durham, England

John

Rackstraw

Son

Single

27

1854

Sunderland, Durham, England

Emily

Rackstraw

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Sunderland, Durham, England

Thomas

Rackstraw

Son

Single

19

1862

Sunderland, Durham, England

Isabella

Rackstraw

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Sunderland, Durham, England

Barbara

Garth

Daughter

Widow

25

1856

Sunderland, Durham, England

Thomas H L

Garth

Grand Son

Single

6

1875

Sunderland, Durham, England

John J

Garth

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Sunderland, Durham, England

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