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Household of William Cable (born 1840)

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 Cable and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cable, born in 1840 in , consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Cable, born in 1843 in Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret Ann (born 1869 in Houghton, Durham, England), Alexander (born 1871 in Sunderland, Durham, England), James (born 1874 in Southwick, Durham, England), David (born 1878 in Southwick, Durham, England) and Andrew (born 1880 in Southwick, Durham, England).


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William Cable's household

Male

William

Cable

Head
Female

Margaret

Cable

Wife
Female

Margaret Ann

Cable

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Cable

Son
Male

James

Cable

Son
Male

David

Cable

Son
Male

Andrew

Cable

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Cable
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cable

Head

Married

41

1840

Scotland

Margaret

Cable

Wife

Married

38

1843

Scotland

Margaret Ann

Cable

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Houghton, Durham, England

Alexander

Cable

Son

Single

10

1871

Sunderland, Durham, England

James

Cable

Son

Single

7

1874

Southwick, Durham, England

David

Cable

Son

Single

3

1878

Southwick, Durham, England

Andrew

Cable

Son

Single

1

1880

Southwick, Durham, England

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