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Household of William Cunningham (born 1826, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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 Cunningham and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cunningham, born in 1826 in Shields, Durham, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Cunningham, born in 1833 in Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1857 in Heworth, Durham, England), Mary Jane (born 1859 in Heworth, Durham, England), John (born 1861 in Heworth, Durham, England), Stephen (born 1866 in Heworth, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1869 in Heworth, Durham, England) and Frances (born 1871 in Heworth, Durham, England). They had 2 grandchildren; William (born 1877 in York, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas (born 1879 in Ireland).


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William Cunningham's household

Male

William

Cunningham

Head
Female

Margaret

Cunningham

Wife
Male

William

Cunningham

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Cunningham

Daughter
Male

John

Cunningham

Son
Male

Stephen

Cunningham

Son
Female

Margaret

Cunningham

Daughter
Female

Frances

Cunningham

Daughter
Male

William

Cunningham

Grand Son
Male

Thomas

Cunningham

Grand Son
First name(s) William
Last name Cunningham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Shields, Durham, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cunningham

Head

Married

55

1826

Shields, Durham, England

Margaret

Cunningham

Wife

Married

48

1833

Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland, England

William

Cunningham

Son

Single

24

1857

Heworth, Durham, England

Mary Jane

Cunningham

Daughter

Married

22

1859

Heworth, Durham, England

John

Cunningham

Son

Single

20

1861

Heworth, Durham, England

Stephen

Cunningham

Son

Single

15

1866

Heworth, Durham, England

Margaret

Cunningham

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Heworth, Durham, England

Frances

Cunningham

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Heworth, Durham, England

William

Cunningham

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

York, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Cunningham

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Ireland

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