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Household of William Idle (born 1837, Durham)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Idle, born in 1837 in Stockton, Durham, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Idle, born in 1840 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; John T (born 1865 in Stockton, Durham, England), Mary J (born 1867 in Stockton, Durham, England), Robert W (born 1869 in Stockton, Durham, England), Ann E (born 1872 in Stockton, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1875 in Stockton, Durham, England) and Charles (born 1879 in Stockton, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Mary A Meloine, born in 1864 in Sunderland, Durham, England.


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William Idle's household

Male

William

Idle

Head
Female

Margaret

Idle

Wife
Male

John T

Idle

Son
Female

Mary J

Idle

Daughter
Male

Robert W

Idle

Son
Female

Ann E

Idle

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Idle

Daughter
Male

Charles

Idle

Son
Female

Mary A

Meloine

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Idle
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Stockton, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Idle

Head

Married

44

1837

Stockton, Durham, England

Margaret

Idle

Wife

Married

41

1840

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John T

Idle

Son

Single

16

1865

Stockton, Durham, England

Mary J

Idle

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Stockton, Durham, England

Robert W

Idle

Son

Single

12

1869

Stockton, Durham, England

Ann E

Idle

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Stockton, Durham, England

Margaret

Idle

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Stockton, Durham, England

Charles

Idle

Son

Single

2

1879

Stockton, Durham, England

Mary A

Meloine

Visitor

Single

17

1864

Sunderland, Durham, England

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