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Household of William Counter (born 1842, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockton, 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 Counter and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Counter, born in 1842 in Plymouth, Devon, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Counter, born in 1845 in Menai Bridge, Anglesey, Wales. They had 7 children; J K (born 1868 in Ascension), E (born 1870 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), W (born 1872 in Darlington, Durham, England), Elizabeth S (born 1874 in Darlington, Durham, England), E V?tes (born 1876 in Darlington, Durham, England), Francis J H (born 1878 in Darlington, Durham, England) and Charles (born 1880 in Darlington, Durham, England).


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William Counter's household

Male

William

Counter

Head
Female

Ellen

Counter

Wife
Male

J K

Counter

Son
Male

E

Counter

Son
Male

W

Counter

Son
Female

Elizabeth S

Counter

Daughter
Female

E V?tes

Counter

Daughter
Male

Francis J H

Counter

Son
Male

Charles

Counter

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Counter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Plymouth, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Counter

Head

Married

39

1842

Plymouth, Devon, England

Ellen

Counter

Wife

Married

36

1845

Menai Bridge, Anglesey, Wales

J K

Counter

Son

Single

13

1868

Ascension

E

Counter

Son

Single

11

1870

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

W

Counter

Son

Single

9

1872

Darlington, Durham, England

Elizabeth S

Counter

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Darlington, Durham, England

E V?tes

Counter

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Darlington, Durham, England

Francis J H

Counter

Son

Single

3

1878

Darlington, Durham, England

Charles

Counter

Son

Single

1

1880

Darlington, Durham, England

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