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Household of Thomas Scaife (born 1836, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, 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 Scaife and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Scaife, born in 1836 in Darlington, Durham, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Scaife, born in 1845 in Birtley, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Henry (born 1865 in Birtley, Durham, England), John (born 1867 in Birtley, Durham, England), Ann (born 1869 in Birtley, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1871 in Birtley, Durham, England), William (born 1877 in Birtley, Durham, England) and Mary (born 1880 in Birtley, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Father In Law, Harry Peacock, born in 1811 in Yorkshire, England.


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Thomas Scaife's household

Male

Thomas

Scaife

Head
Female

Mary

Scaife

Wife
Male

Henry

Scaife

Son
Male

John

Scaife

Son
Female

Ann

Scaife

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Scaife

Son
Male

William

Scaife

Son
Female

Mary

Scaife

Daughter
Male

Harry

Peacock

Father In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Scaife
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Darlington, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Scaife

Head

Married

45

1836

Darlington, Durham, England

Mary

Scaife

Wife

Married

36

1845

Birtley, Durham, England

Henry

Scaife

Son

Single

16

1865

Birtley, Durham, England

John

Scaife

Son

Single

14

1867

Birtley, Durham, England

Ann

Scaife

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Birtley, Durham, England

Thomas

Scaife

Son

Single

10

1871

Birtley, Durham, England

William

Scaife

Son

Single

4

1877

Birtley, Durham, England

Mary

Scaife

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Birtley, Durham, England

Harry

Peacock

Father In Law

Widower

70

1811

Yorkshire, England

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