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Household of William Rawling (born 1839, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, 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 Rawling and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Rawling, born in 1839 in Seaham Harbour, Durham, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Ann Rawling, born in 1838 in Alston, Cumberland, England. They had 3 children; John L (born 1875 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England), Albert Edw (born 1877 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England) and Eda Nellie (born 1879 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister In Law, Margaret (born 1848 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and William's Sister In Law, Eleanor (born 1852 in Darlington, Durham, England).


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William Rawling's household

Male

William

Rawling

Head
Female

Jane Ann

Rawling

Wife
Male

John L

Rawling

Son
Male

Albert Edw

Rawling

Son
Female

Eda Nellie

Rawling

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Lightfoot

Sister In Law
Female

Eleanor

Lightfoot

Sister In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Rawling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Seaham Harbour, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Rawling

Head

Married

42

1839

Seaham Harbour, Durham, England

Jane Ann

Rawling

Wife

Married

43

1838

Alston, Cumberland, England

John L

Rawling

Son

Single

6

1875

Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

Albert Edw

Rawling

Son

Single

4

1877

Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

Eda Nellie

Rawling

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

Margaret

Lightfoot

Sister In Law

Single

33

1848

Sunderland, Durham, England

Eleanor

Lightfoot

Sister In Law

Single

29

1852

Darlington, Durham, England

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