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Household of William Aiston (born 1842, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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.

William Aiston and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Aiston, born in 1842 in Felling, Durham, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Aiston, born in 1848 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Ellen (born 1865 in Northumberland, England), Dinah (born 1870 in Percy Main, Northumberland, England), Robert (born 1875 in Hebburn, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1878 in Hebburn, Durham, England) and Matilda (born 1880 in Hebburn, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Robert Smith, born in 1817 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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William Aiston's household

Male

William

Aiston

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Aiston

Wife
Female

Ellen

Aiston

Daughter
Female

Dinah

Aiston

Daughter
Male

Robert

Aiston

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Aiston

Daughter
Female

Matilda

Aiston

Daughter
Male

Robert

Smith

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Aiston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Felling, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Aiston

Head

Married

39

1842

Felling, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Aiston

Wife

Married

33

1848

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Aiston

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Northumberland, England

Dinah

Aiston

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Percy Main, Northumberland, England

Robert

Aiston

Son

Single

6

1875

Hebburn, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Aiston

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Hebburn, Durham, England

Matilda

Aiston

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Hebburn, Durham, England

Robert

Smith

Boarder

Widower

64

1817

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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