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Household of Thompson Whitfield (born 1811, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Weardale, 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.

Thompson Whitfield and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thompson Whitfield, born in 1811 in Wolsingham, Durham, consisted of 7 members. Thompson was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Whitfield, born in 1813 in Wolsingham, Durham, England. They had 1 child; Thomas, born 1860 in Wolsingham, Durham, England. They had 1 grandchild; Mary, born 1871 in Wolsingham, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thompson's Servant, Sarah (born 1860 in Evenwood, Durham, England), Thompson's Servant, James (born 1845 in Brancepeth, Durham, England) and Thompson's Servant, Thomas (born 1867 in Wolsingham, Durham, England).


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Thompson Whitfield's household

Male

Thompson

Whitfield

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Whitfield

Wife
Male

Thomas

Whitfield

Son
Female

Sarah

Kell

Servant
Male

James

Baxter

Servant
Male

Thomas

Elgey

Servant
Female

Mary

Jackson

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Thompson
Last name Whitfield
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Wolsingham, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thompson

Whitfield

Head

Married

70

1811

Wolsingham, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Whitfield

Wife

Married

68

1813

Wolsingham, Durham, England

Thomas

Whitfield

Son

Single

21

1860

Wolsingham, Durham, England

Sarah

Kell

Servant

Single

21

1860

Evenwood, Durham, England

James

Baxter

Servant

Single

36

1845

Brancepeth, Durham, England

Thomas

Elgey

Servant

Single

14

1867

Wolsingham, Durham, England

Mary

Jackson

Grand Daughter

Single

10

1871

Wolsingham, Durham, England

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