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Household of Thomas Rutherford (born 1833, 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 Rutherford and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Rutherford, born in 1833 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ann Rutherford, born in 1842 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 3 children; Thomas D (born 1864 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Rosa (born 1867 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Norman (born 1879 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Mother, Dorothy (born 1801 in Monkwearmouth, Durham, England), Thomas's Servant, Ellen (born 1864 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England) and Thomas's Servant, Rachel (born 1865 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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Thomas Rutherford's household

Male

Thomas

Rutherford

Head
Female

Ann

Rutherford

Wife
Male

Thomas D

Rutherford

Son
Female

Rosa

Rutherford

Daughter
Male

Norman

Rutherford

Son
Female

Dorothy

Rutherford

Mother
Female

Ellen

Raine

Servant
Female

Rachel

Nelson

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Rutherford
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Rutherford

Head

Married

48

1833

Sunderland, Durham, England

Ann

Rutherford

Wife

Married

39

1842

Sunderland, Durham, England

Thomas D

Rutherford

Son

Single

17

1864

Sunderland, Durham, England

Rosa

Rutherford

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Sunderland, Durham, England

Norman

Rutherford

Son

Single

2

1879

Sunderland, Durham, England

Dorothy

Rutherford

Mother

Widow

80

1801

Monkwearmouth, Durham, England

Ellen

Raine

Servant

Single

17

1864

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Rachel

Nelson

Servant

Single

16

1865

Sunderland, Durham, England

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