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Household of William Stephenson (born 1833, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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 Stephenson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Stephenson, born in 1833 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Stephenson, born in 1830 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1861 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Jane (born 1864 in Sunderland, Durham, England), John G (born 1869 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Jane (born 1874 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Alexander Forbes, born in 1848 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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William Stephenson's household

Male

William

Stephenson

Head
Female

Mary A

Stephenson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Stephenson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Stephenson

Daughter
Male

John G

Stephenson

Son
Male

Alexander

Forbes

Boarder
Female

Jane

Forbes

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Stephenson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Stephenson

Head

Married

48

1833

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary A

Stephenson

Wife

Married

51

1830

Sunderland, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Stephenson

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Sunderland, Durham, England

Jane

Stephenson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Sunderland, Durham, England

John G

Stephenson

Son

Single

12

1869

Sunderland, Durham, England

Alexander

Forbes

Boarder

Widower

33

1848

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Forbes

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Sunderland, Durham, England

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