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Household of William Lidster (born 1828, Durham)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Lidster, born in 1828 in Merrington, Durham, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Rachel Lidster, born in 1827 in Portrack, Durham, England. They had 5 children; John Robert (born 1852 in Merrington, Durham, England), Mary Jane (born 1854 in Merrington, Durham, England), Sarah Ann (born 1861 in Merrington, Durham, England), William (born 1863 in Merrington, Durham, England) and Thomas Melanby (born 1866 in Merrington, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Son In Law, William (born 1856 in Leasingthorne, Durham, England) and William's Cousin, Margaret (born 1873 in Toft Hill, Durham, England).


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William Lidster's household

Male

William

Lidster

Head
Female

Rachel

Lidster

Wife
Male

John Robert

Lidster

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Sanderson

Daughter
Female

Sarah Ann

Lidster

Daughter
Male

William

Lidster

Son
Male

Thomas Melanby

Lidster

Son
Male

William

Sanderson

Son In Law
Female

Margaret

Scurr

Cousin
First name(s) William
Last name Lidster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Merrington, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Lidster

Head

Married

53

1828

Merrington, Durham, England

Rachel

Lidster

Wife

Married

54

1827

Portrack, Durham, England

John Robert

Lidster

Son

Married

29

1852

Merrington, Durham, England

Mary Jane

Sanderson

Daughter

Married

27

1854

Merrington, Durham, England

Sarah Ann

Lidster

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Merrington, Durham, England

William

Lidster

Son

Single

18

1863

Merrington, Durham, England

Thomas Melanby

Lidster

Son

Single

15

1866

Merrington, Durham, England

William

Sanderson

Son In Law

Married

25

1856

Leasingthorne, Durham, England

Margaret

Scurr

Cousin

Single

8

1873

Toft Hill, Durham, England

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