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Household of William Furness (born 1827, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Darlington, 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 Furness and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Furness, born in 1827 in Darlington, Durham, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 6 children; Elizabeth (born 1862 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England), Robert (born 1866 in Darlington, Durham, England), William (born 1868 in Darlington, Durham, England), Francis (born 1870 in Darlington, Durham, England), Albert (born 1877 in Darlington, Durham, England) and Edith (born 1879 in Darlington, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Niece, Emma (born 1863 in Darlington, Durham, England) and William's Servant, Tarner (born 1858 in Sheldon, Durham, England).


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William Furness's household

Male

William

Furness

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Furness

Daughter
Male

Robert

Furness

Son
Male

William

Furness

Son
Male

Francis

Furness

Son
Male

Albert

Furness

Son
Female

Edith

Furness

Daughter
Female

Emma

Honston

Niece
Female

Tarner

Lunn

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Furness
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Darlington, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Furness

Head

Widower

54

1827

Darlington, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Furness

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Furness

Son

Single

15

1866

Darlington, Durham, England

William

Furness

Son

Single

13

1868

Darlington, Durham, England

Francis

Furness

Son

Single

11

1870

Darlington, Durham, England

Albert

Furness

Son

Single

4

1877

Darlington, Durham, England

Edith

Furness

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Darlington, Durham, England

Emma

Honston

Niece

Single

18

1863

Darlington, Durham, England

Tarner

Lunn

Servant

Married

23

1858

Sheldon, Durham, England

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