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Household of Thomas Wigham (born 1827, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, 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 Wigham and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Wigham, born in 1827 in Great Lumley, Durham, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wigham, born in 1827 in Durham, England. They had 2 children; Peter (born 1857 in Sherburn Hill, Durham, England) and Robert (born 1861 in Durham, England). They had 1 grandchild; Sarah E, born 1874 in Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Visitor, Hannah (born 1859 in Great Lumley, Durham, England), Thomas's Her Daughter, Mary Ann (born 1876 in Durham, England) and Thomas's Her Daughter, Sarah E (born 1880 in Durham, England).


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Thomas Wigham's household

Male

Thomas

Wigham

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wigham

Wife
Male

Peter

Wigham

Son
Male

Robert

Wigham

Son
Female

Sarah E

Wigham

Grand Daughter
Female

Hannah

Walton

Visitor
Female

Mary Ann

Walton

Her Daughter
Female

Sarah E

Walton

Her Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Wigham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Great Lumley, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Wigham

Head

Married

54

1827

Great Lumley, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Wigham

Wife

Married

54

1827

Durham, England

Peter

Wigham

Son

Single

24

1857

Sherburn Hill, Durham, England

Robert

Wigham

Son

Single

20

1861

Durham, England

Sarah E

Wigham

Grand Daughter

Single

7

1874

Durham, England

Hannah

Walton

Visitor

Married

22

1859

Great Lumley, Durham, England

Mary Ann

Walton

Her Daughter

Single

5

1876

Durham, England

Sarah E

Walton

Her Daughter

Single

1

1880

Durham, England

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