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Household of William B Ferguson (born 1820, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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 B Ferguson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William B Ferguson, born in 1820 in Durham, consisted of 8 members. William B was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth J Ferguson, born in 1829 in Newry, Ireland. They had 2 children; Marion (born 1863 in Durham, England) and Bertha (born 1864 in -).
During the period, also present in the household were William B's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1844 in Gateshead, Durham, England), William B's -, Mary J (born 1861 in Durham, Durham, England), William B's -, Catherine (born 1858 in -) and William B's -, Hannah (born 1855 in -).


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William B Ferguson's household

Male

William B

Ferguson

Head
Female

Elizabeth J

Ferguson

Wife
Female

Marion

Ferguson

Daughter
Female

Bertha

Ferguson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Chance

Servant
Female

Mary J

Jackson

-
Female

Catherine

Crossby

-
Female

Hannah

Trueman

-
First name(s) William B
Last name Ferguson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William B

Ferguson

Head

Married

61

1820

Durham, England

Elizabeth J

Ferguson

Wife

Married

52

1829

Newry, Ireland

Marion

Ferguson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Durham, England

Bertha

Ferguson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

-

Elizabeth

Chance

Servant

-

37

1844

Gateshead, Durham, England

Mary J

Jackson

-

Single

20

1861

Durham, Durham, England

Catherine

Crossby

-

Single

23

1858

-

Hannah

Trueman

-

-

26

1855

-

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