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Household of William Handson (born 1841, Durham)

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 Handson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Handson, born in 1841 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Handson, born in 1842 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1863 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Kate (born 1870 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1872 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Andrew (born 1878 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and John (born 1881 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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William Handson's household

Male

William

Handson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Handson

Wife
Male

William

Handson

Son
Female

Kate

Handson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Handson

Son
Male

Andrew

Handson

Son
Male

John

Handson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Handson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Handson

Head

Married

40

1841

Sunderland, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Handson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Sunderland, Durham, England

William

Handson

Son

Single

18

1863

Sunderland, Durham, England

Kate

Handson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Sunderland, Durham, England

Thomas

Handson

Son

Single

9

1872

Sunderland, Durham, England

Andrew

Handson

Son

Single

3

1878

Sunderland, Durham, England

John

Handson

Son

Single

0

1881

Sunderland, Durham, England

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