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Household of William Furness (born 1836, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lambeth, London,Surrey, 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 Furness and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Furness, born in 1836 in Durham, Durham, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to May Furness, born in 1849 in Litcham, Norfolk, England. They had 2 children; Mabel (born 1870 in Lambeth, Surrey, England) and Peggy (born 1876 in Lambeth, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Maud (born 1853 in Richmond, Surrey, England), William's Servant, Ruth (born 1861 in Durham, Durham, England) and William's Servant, Harnett (born 1859 in Durham, Durham, England).


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William Furness's household

Male

William

Furness

Head
Female

May

Furness

Wife
Female

Mabel

Furness

Daughter
Female

Peggy

Furness

Daughter
Female

Maud

Feltham

Visitor
Female

Ruth

Pilgrim

Servant
Female

Harnett

Honeard

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

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Furness

Head

Married

45

1836

Durham, Durham, England

May

Furness

Wife

Married

32

1849

Litcham, Norfolk, England

Mabel

Furness

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Peggy

Furness

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Maud

Feltham

Visitor

Single

28

1853

Richmond, Surrey, England

Ruth

Pilgrim

Servant

Single

20

1861

Durham, Durham, England

Harnett

Honeard

Servant

Single

22

1859

Durham, Durham, England

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