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Household of William Ledger (born 1844, 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 Ledger and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Ledger, born in 1844 in Durham, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jessie Ledger, born in 1847 in Shincliffe, Durham, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1870 in Shincliffe, Durham, England), Thomas R (born 1871 in Shincliffe, Durham, England), John (born 1875 in Shincliffe, Durham, England) and Mary Jo (born 1878 in -).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother In Law, John (born 1845 in Shincliffe, Durham, England) and William's Boarder, John (born 1863 in Durham, Durham, England).


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William Ledger's household

Male

William

Ledger

Head
Female

Jessie

Ledger

Wife
Male

William

Ledger

Son
Male

Thomas R

Ledger

Son
Male

John

Ledger

Son
Female

Mary Jo

Ledger

Daughter
Male

John

Ross

Brother In Law
Male

John

Corath

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Ledger
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Ledger

Head

Married

37

1844

Durham, England

Jessie

Ledger

Wife

Married

34

1847

Shincliffe, Durham, England

William

Ledger

Son

Single

11

1870

Shincliffe, Durham, England

Thomas R

Ledger

Son

Single

10

1871

Shincliffe, Durham, England

John

Ledger

Son

Single

6

1875

Shincliffe, Durham, England

Mary Jo

Ledger

Daughter

Single

3

1878

-

John

Ross

Brother In Law

Single

36

1845

Shincliffe, Durham, England

John

Corath

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Durham, Durham, England

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