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Household of William Ferguson (born 1819, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, 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 Ferguson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Ferguson, born in 1819 in Chester Le Street, Durham, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ferguson, born in 1825 in Tanfield, Durham, England. They had 1 child; Fanny, born 1865 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Joseph R (born 1861 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), William's Lodger, John (born 1862 in Ripon, Yorkshire, England), William's Lodger, Thomas (born 1861 in Lancashire, England), William's Lodger, William (born 1861 in Ireland) and William's Lodger, Peter (born 1850 in Durham, England).


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William Ferguson's household

Male

William

Ferguson

Head
Female

Mary

Ferguson

Wife
Female

Fanny

Ferguson

Daughter
Male

Joseph R

Burn

Lodger
Male

John

Wilkes

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Garnet

Lodger
Male

William

Nixon

Lodger
Male

Peter

Wilson

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Ferguson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Ferguson

Head

Married

62

1819

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Mary

Ferguson

Wife

Married

56

1825

Tanfield, Durham, England

Fanny

Ferguson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Joseph R

Burn

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

John

Wilkes

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Ripon, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Garnet

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Lancashire, England

William

Nixon

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Ireland

Peter

Wilson

Lodger

Single

31

1850

Durham, England

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