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Household of William Donnerson (born 1840, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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 Donnerson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Donnerson, born in 1840 in South Shields, Durham, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary J Donnerson, born in 1841 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 7 children; William (born 1864 in South Shields, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1866 in South Shields, Durham, England), David (born 1868 in South Shields, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1871 in Harton, Durham, England), Henry (born 1875 in Harton, Durham, England), Ellen (born 1877 in Harton, Durham, England) and Robert (born 1880 in Harton, Durham, England).


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William Donnerson's household

Male

William

Donnerson

Head
Female

Mary J

Donnerson

Wife
Male

William

Donnerson

Son
Female

Margaret

Donnerson

Daughter
Male

David

Donnerson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Donnerson

Daughter
Male

Henry

Donnerson

Son
Female

Ellen

Donnerson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Donnerson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Donnerson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place South Shields, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Donnerson

Head

Married

41

1840

South Shields, Durham, England

Mary J

Donnerson

Wife

Married

40

1841

South Shields, Durham, England

William

Donnerson

Son

Single

17

1864

South Shields, Durham, England

Margaret

Donnerson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

South Shields, Durham, England

David

Donnerson

Son

Single

13

1868

South Shields, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Donnerson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Harton, Durham, England

Henry

Donnerson

Son

Single

6

1875

Harton, Durham, England

Ellen

Donnerson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Harton, Durham, England

Robert

Donnerson

Son

Single

1

1880

Harton, Durham, England

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