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Household of Thomas S D Wemyss (born 1840, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 S D Wemyss and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas S D Wemyss, born in 1840 in Durham, Durham, consisted of 9 members. Thomas S D was the head of the household, married to Nanny Wemyss, born in 1844 in Bampton, Westmorland, England. They had 5 children; Jessie D (born 1868 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Eleanor (born 1871 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Edith E (born 1873 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Alice (born 1875 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Archibald Mc A (born 1878 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas S D's Servant, Maria (born 1842 in Austwick, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas S D's Servant, Elizabeth E (born 1855 in Salford, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas S D Wemyss's household

Male

Thomas S D

Wemyss

Head
Female

Nanny

Wemyss

Wife
Female

Jessie D

Wemyss

Daughter
Female

Eleanor

Wemyss

Daughter
Female

Edith E

Wemyss

Daughter
Female

Alice

Wemyss

Daughter
Male

Archibald Mc A

Wemyss

Son
Female

Maria

Gibson

Servant
Female

Elizabeth E

Booth

Servant
First name(s) Thomas S D
Last name Wemyss
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Durham, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas S D

Wemyss

Head

Married

41

1840

Durham, Durham, England

Nanny

Wemyss

Wife

Married

37

1844

Bampton, Westmorland, England

Jessie D

Wemyss

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Eleanor

Wemyss

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Edith E

Wemyss

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Wemyss

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Archibald Mc A

Wemyss

Son

Single

3

1878

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Maria

Gibson

Servant

Widow

39

1842

Austwick, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth E

Booth

Servant

Single

26

1855

Salford, Lancashire, England

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