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Household of William Donkin (born 1830, 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 Donkin and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Donkin, born in 1830 in Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Jane Donkin, born in 1830 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England. They had 7 children; William (born 1860 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Alice M (born 1861 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Elizabeth L (born 1863 in Durham, Durham, England), Annie J (born 1866 in Durham, Durham, England), George (born 1868 in Durham, Durham, England), Samuel (born 1869 in Durham, Durham, England) and Collingwood F L (born 1872 in Durham, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Isabella Taylor, born in 1865 in Durham, Durham, England.


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William Donkin's household

Male

William

Donkin

Head
Female

Ann Jane

Donkin

Wife
Male

William

Donkin

Son
Female

Alice M

Donkin

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth L

Donkin

Daughter
Female

Annie J

Donkin

Daughter
Male

George

Donkin

Son
Male

Samuel

Donkin

Son
Male

Collingwood F L

Donkin

Son
Female

Isabella

Taylor

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Donkin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Donkin

Head

Married

51

1830

Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England

Ann Jane

Donkin

Wife

Married

51

1830

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

William

Donkin

Son

Single

21

1860

Gateshead, Durham, England

Alice M

Donkin

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Gateshead, Durham, England

Elizabeth L

Donkin

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Durham, Durham, England

Annie J

Donkin

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Durham, Durham, England

George

Donkin

Son

Single

13

1868

Durham, Durham, England

Samuel

Donkin

Son

Single

12

1869

Durham, Durham, England

Collingwood F L

Donkin

Son

Single

9

1872

Durham, Durham, England

Isabella

Taylor

Servant

Single

16

1865

Durham, Durham, England

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