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Household of William Ferguson (born 1834)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Ferguson, born in 1834 in , consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ruth Ferguson, born in 1835 in Houghton, Durham, England. They had 1 child; William, born 1874 in Washington, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Alfred Southern, born in 1861 in Durham, Durham, England.


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William Ferguson's household

Male

William

Ferguson

Head
Female

Ruth

Ferguson

Wife
Male

William

Ferguson

Son
Male

Alfred

Southern

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Ferguson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Ferguson

Head

Married

47

1834

Scotland

Ruth

Ferguson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Houghton, Durham, England

William

Ferguson

Son

Single

7

1874

Washington, Durham, England

Alfred

Southern

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Durham, Durham, England

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