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Household of William Featherston (born 1836, Durham)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Featherston, born in 1836 in Stanhope, Durham, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Featherston, born in 1838 in Stanhope, Durham, England. They had 7 children; Fanny (born 1860 in Stanhope, Durham, England), Obadiah (born 1863 in Stanhope, Durham, England), Ann (born 1866 in Stanhope, Durham, England), John (born 1870 in Stanhope, Durham, England), Joseph (born 1872 in Stanhope, Durham, England), William (born 1874 in Stanhope, Durham, England) and Mary (born 1876 in Stanhope, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Brother, Joseph Featherstone (Featherston), born in 1817 in Stanhope, Durham, England.


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William Featherston's household

Male

William

Featherston

Head
Female

Mary

Featherston

Wife
Female

Fanny

Featherston

Daughter
Male

Obadiah

Featherston

Son
Female

Ann

Featherston

Daughter
Male

John

Featherston

Son
Male

Joseph

Featherston

Son
Male

William

Featherston

Son
Female

Mary

Featherston

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Featherstone (Featherston)

Brother
First name(s) William
Last name Featherston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Stanhope, Durham, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Featherston

Head

Married

45

1836

Stanhope, Durham, England

Mary

Featherston

Wife

Married

43

1838

Stanhope, Durham, England

Fanny

Featherston

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Stanhope, Durham, England

Obadiah

Featherston

Son

Single

18

1863

Stanhope, Durham, England

Ann

Featherston

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Stanhope, Durham, England

John

Featherston

Son

Single

11

1870

Stanhope, Durham, England

Joseph

Featherston

Son

Single

9

1872

Stanhope, Durham, England

William

Featherston

Son

Single

7

1874

Stanhope, Durham, England

Mary

Featherston

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Stanhope, Durham, England

Joseph

Featherstone (Featherston)

Brother

Single

64

1817

Stanhope, Durham, England

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