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Household of William Cummings (born 1834, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, 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 Cummings and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cummings, born in 1834 in Pittington, Durham, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Cummings, born in 1835 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 7 children; Thomas (born 1859 in Seaham, Durham, England), Richard (born 1861 in Seaham, Durham, England), George W (born 1863 in Seaham, Durham, England), Eliza (born 1866 in Houghton, Durham, England), Alfred (born 1869 in Houghton, Durham, England), Jeremiah (born 1873 in Houghton, Durham, England) and Ellen (born 1876 in Silksworth, Durham, England).


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William Cummings's household

Male

William

Cummings

Head
Female

Ellen

Cummings

Wife
Male

Thomas

Cummings

Son
Male

Richard

Cummings

Son
Male

George W

Cummings

Son
Female

Eliza

Cummings

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Cummings

Son
Male

Jeremiah

Cummings

Son
Female

Ellen

Cummings

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Cummings
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Pittington, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cummings

Head

Married

47

1834

Pittington, Durham, England

Ellen

Cummings

Wife

Married

46

1835

Sunderland, Durham, England

Thomas

Cummings

Son

Single

22

1859

Seaham, Durham, England

Richard

Cummings

Son

Single

20

1861

Seaham, Durham, England

George W

Cummings

Son

Single

18

1863

Seaham, Durham, England

Eliza

Cummings

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Houghton, Durham, England

Alfred

Cummings

Son

Single

12

1869

Houghton, Durham, England

Jeremiah

Cummings

Son

Single

8

1873

Houghton, Durham, England

Ellen

Cummings

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Silksworth, Durham, England

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