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Household of William Ormston (born 1845, 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 Ormston and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Ormston, born in 1845 in Darlington, Durham, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ormston, born in 1839 in West Auckland, Durham, England. They had 4 children; James (born 1869 in St Helen Auckland, Durham, England), Mary E (born 1872 in St Helens, Durham, England), William (born 1875 in St Helens, Durham, England) and Richard (born 1879 in St Helens, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, John (born 1851 in Middleton, Durham, England) and William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1814 in Appleton Wiske, Yorkshire, England).


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William Ormston's household

Male

William

Ormston

Head
Female

Mary

Ormston

Wife
Male

James

Ormston

Son
Female

Mary E

Ormston

Daughter
Male

William

Ormston

Son
Male

Richard

Ormston

Son
Male

John

Walton

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Clark

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

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Ormston

Head

Married

36

1845

Darlington, Durham, England

Mary

Ormston

Wife

Married

42

1839

West Auckland, Durham, England

James

Ormston

Son

Single

12

1869

St Helen Auckland, Durham, England

Mary E

Ormston

Daughter

Single

9

1872

St Helens, Durham, England

William

Ormston

Son

Single

6

1875

St Helens, Durham, England

Richard

Ormston

Son

Single

2

1879

St Helens, Durham, England

John

Walton

Servant

Single

30

1851

Middleton, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Clark

Servant

Single

67

1814

Appleton Wiske, Yorkshire, England

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