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Household of Thomas Scrafton (born 1852, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hartlepool, 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 Scrafton and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Scrafton, born in 1852 in Whitby, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Scrafton, born in 1853 in West Hartlepool, Durham, England. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1874 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), Ellen E (born 1875 in West Hartlepool, Durham, England), John S (born 1878 in West Hartlepool, Durham, England), William A (born 1881 in West Hartlepool, Durham, England) and Louisa (born 1881 in West Hartlepool, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Nephew, Robert (born 1860 in West Hartlepool, Durham, England), Thomas's Niece, Margaret (born 1862 in West Hartlepool, Durham, England) and Thomas's Wifes Mother, Margaret (born 1817 in Shildon, Durham, England).


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Thomas Scrafton's household

Male

Thomas

Scrafton

Head
Female

Ellen

Scrafton

Wife
Male

Thomas

Scrafton

Son
Female

Ellen E

Scrafton

Daughter
Male

John S

Scrafton

Son
Male

William A

Scrafton

Son
Male

Robert

Rowlands

Nephew
Female

Margaret

Rowlands

Niece
Female

Louisa

Rowlands

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Todd

Wifes Mother
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Scrafton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Whitby, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Scrafton

Head

Married

29

1852

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Scrafton

Wife

Married

28

1853

West Hartlepool, Durham, England

Thomas

Scrafton

Son

Single

7

1874

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Ellen E

Scrafton

Daughter

Single

6

1875

West Hartlepool, Durham, England

John S

Scrafton

Son

Single

3

1878

West Hartlepool, Durham, England

William A

Scrafton

Son

Single

0

1881

West Hartlepool, Durham, England

Robert

Rowlands

Nephew

Married

21

1860

West Hartlepool, Durham, England

Margaret

Rowlands

Niece

Married

19

1862

West Hartlepool, Durham, England

Louisa

Rowlands

Daughter

Single

0

1881

West Hartlepool, Durham, England

Margaret

Todd

Wifes Mother

Widow

64

1817

Shildon, Durham, England

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