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Household of William Heddle (born 1845, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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 Heddle and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Heddle, born in 1845 in South Shields, Durham, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Heddle, born in 1846 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Thomas Y (born 1871 in South Shields, Durham, England), Mary L (born 1873 in South Shields, Durham, England), William A (born 1874 in South Shields, Durham, England), Meggie A (born 1876 in South Shields, Durham, England), John E B (born 1878 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Edith A (born 1880 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Helen Raes, born in 1857 in Jarrow, Durham, England.


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William Heddle's household

Male

William

Heddle

Head
Female

Margaret

Heddle

Wife
Male

Thomas Y

Heddle

Son
Female

Mary L

Heddle

Daughter
Male

William A

Heddle

Son
Female

Meggie A

Heddle

Daughter
Male

John E B

Heddle

Son
Female

Edith A

Heddle

Daughter
Female

Helen

Raes

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Heddle
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place South Shields, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Heddle

Head

Married

36

1845

South Shields, Durham, England

Margaret

Heddle

Wife

Married

35

1846

South Shields, Durham, England

Thomas Y

Heddle

Son

Single

10

1871

South Shields, Durham, England

Mary L

Heddle

Daughter

Single

8

1873

South Shields, Durham, England

William A

Heddle

Son

Single

7

1874

South Shields, Durham, England

Meggie A

Heddle

Daughter

Single

5

1876

South Shields, Durham, England

John E B

Heddle

Son

Single

3

1878

South Shields, Durham, England

Edith A

Heddle

Daughter

Single

1

1880

South Shields, Durham, England

Helen

Raes

Servant

Single

24

1857

Jarrow, Durham, England

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