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Household of William Oyston (born 1847, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanchester, 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 Oyston and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Oyston, born in 1847 in Esh, Durham, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Oyston, born in 1855 in Durham, England. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1877 in Esh, Durham, England), Mary (born 1879 in Esh, Durham, England), Barbara C (born 1880 in Esh, Durham, England) and Sarah (born 1881 in Esh, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister In Law, Barbara (born 1863 in Durham, England) and William's Brother In Law, Blackett (born 1868 in Durham, England).


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William Oyston's household

Male

William

Oyston

Head
Female

Margaret

Oyston

Wife
Male

Thomas

Oyston

Son
Female

Mary

Oyston

Daughter
Female

Barbara C

Oyston

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Oyston

Daughter
Female

Barbara

Richardson

Sister In Law
Male

Blackett

Richardson

Brother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Oyston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Esh, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Oyston

Head

Married

34

1847

Esh, Durham, England

Margaret

Oyston

Wife

Married

26

1855

Durham, England

Thomas

Oyston

Son

Single

4

1877

Esh, Durham, England

Mary

Oyston

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Esh, Durham, England

Barbara C

Oyston

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Esh, Durham, England

Sarah

Oyston

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Esh, Durham, England

Barbara

Richardson

Sister In Law

Single

18

1863

Durham, England

Blackett

Richardson

Brother In Law

Single

13

1868

Durham, England

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