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Household of Thomas Rutter (born 1835, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Easington, 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 Rutter and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Rutter, born in 1835 in Bishopwearmouth, Durham, consisted of 12 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Annie Rutter, born in 1837 in Lumley, Durham, England. They had 5 children; Dorothy (born 1864 in Lumley, Durham, England), John (born 1869 in Seaham, Durham, England), Millicent (born 1870 in Seaham, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1873 in Seaham, Durham, England) and Gertrude (born 1877 in Seaham, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Visitor, William (born 1867 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England), Thomas's Servant, John (born 1857 in Norton, Durham, England), Thomas's Servant, William (born 1862 in Ovington, Northumberland, England), Thomas's Servant, John (born 1864 in Monkton, Durham, England) and Thomas's Servant, James (born 1867 in Kenton, Northumberland, England).


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Thomas Rutter's household

Male

Thomas

Rutter

Head
Female

Annie

Rutter

Wife
Female

Dorothy

Rutter

Daughter
Male

John

Rutter

Son
Female

Millicent

Rutter

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Rutter

Son
Female

Gertrude

Rutter

Daughter
Male

William

Harrison

Visitor
Male

John

Smith

Servant
Male

William

Richardson

Servant
Male

John

Robson

Servant
Male

James

Gray

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Rutter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Rutter

Head

Married

46

1835

Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England

Annie

Rutter

Wife

Married

44

1837

Lumley, Durham, England

Dorothy

Rutter

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Lumley, Durham, England

John

Rutter

Son

Single

12

1869

Seaham, Durham, England

Millicent

Rutter

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Seaham, Durham, England

Thomas

Rutter

Son

Single

8

1873

Seaham, Durham, England

Gertrude

Rutter

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Seaham, Durham, England

William

Harrison

Visitor

Single

14

1867

Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

John

Smith

Servant

Single

24

1857

Norton, Durham, England

William

Richardson

Servant

Single

19

1862

Ovington, Northumberland, England

John

Robson

Servant

Single

17

1864

Monkton, Durham, England

James

Gray

Servant

Single

14

1867

Kenton, Northumberland, England

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