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Household of William T Thirkell (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 T Thirkell and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William T Thirkell, born in 1833 in Durham, Durham, consisted of 9 members. William T was the head of the household, married to Dorothy Thirkell, born in 1845 in Southampton, Hampshire, England. They had 6 children; Robert E G (born 1863 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Norman R (born 1870 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Mary L (born 1872 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Egbert S (born 1874 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Frederick W (born 1876 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Ida A (born 1878 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William T's Servant, Caroline Thirkell, born in 1862 in Wingate, Durham, England.


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William T Thirkell's household

Male

William T

Thirkell

Head
Female

Dorothy

Thirkell

Wife
Male

Robert E G

Thirkell

Son
Male

Norman R

Thirkell

Son
Female

Mary L

Thirkell

Daughter
Male

Egbert S

Thirkell

Son
Male

Frederick W

Thirkell

Son
Female

Ida A

Thirkell

Daughter
Female

Caroline

Thirkell

Servant
First name(s) William T
Last name Thirkell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Durham, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William T

Thirkell

Head

Married

48

1833

Durham, Durham, England

Dorothy

Thirkell

Wife

Married

36

1845

Southampton, Hampshire, England

Robert E G

Thirkell

Son

Single

18

1863

Sunderland, Durham, England

Norman R

Thirkell

Son

Single

11

1870

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary L

Thirkell

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Sunderland, Durham, England

Egbert S

Thirkell

Son

Single

7

1874

Sunderland, Durham, England

Frederick W

Thirkell

Son

Single

5

1876

Sunderland, Durham, England

Ida A

Thirkell

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sunderland, Durham, England

Caroline

Thirkell

Servant

Single

19

1862

Wingate, Durham, England

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