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Household of William Metcalfe (born 1834, 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 Metcalfe and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Metcalfe, born in 1834 in South Shields, Durham, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Anne Metcalfe, born in 1835 in Scotland. They had 1 child; Anne, born 1856 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 4 grandchildren; Anne M (born 1873 in South Shields, Durham, England), William M (born 1874 in South Shields, Durham, England), James (born 1877 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Albert (born 1881 in South Shields, Durham, England).


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William Metcalfe's household

Male

William

Metcalfe

Head
Female

Anne

Metcalfe

Wife
Female

Anne

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Anne M

Thompson

Grand Daughter
Male

William M

Thompson

Grand Son
Male

James

Thompson

Grand Son
Male

Albert

Thompson

Grand Son
First name(s) William
Last name Metcalfe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place South Shields, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Metcalfe

Head

Married

47

1834

South Shields, Durham, England

Anne

Metcalfe

Wife

Married

46

1835

Scotland

Anne

Thompson

Daughter

Married

25

1856

South Shields, Durham, England

Anne M

Thompson

Grand Daughter

Single

8

1873

South Shields, Durham, England

William M

Thompson

Grand Son

Single

7

1874

South Shields, Durham, England

James

Thompson

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

South Shields, Durham, England

Albert

Thompson

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

South Shields, Durham, England

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