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Household of William Burnell (born 1856, Northumberland)

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.

William Burnell and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Burnell, born in 1856 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Burnell, born in 1857 in Hetton, Durham, England. They had 1 child; Thomas S, born 1879 in Hetton, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Isabella Simpson, born in 1861 in Hetton, Durham, England.


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William Burnell's household

Male

William

Burnell

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Burnell

Wife
Male

Thomas S

Burnell

Son
Female

Isabella

Simpson

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Burnell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Burnell

Head

Married

25

1856

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Elizabeth

Burnell

Wife

Married

24

1857

Hetton, Durham, England

Thomas S

Burnell

Son

Married

2

1879

Hetton, Durham, England

Isabella

Simpson

Servant

Single

20

1861

Hetton, Durham, England

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