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Household of William Thirkell (born 1851, 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 Thirkell and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thirkell, born in 1851 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Thirkell, born in 1855 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 3 children; William Vasey (born 1875 in Sunderland, Durham, England), May (born 1877 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and George Henry (born 1879 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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William Thirkell's household

Male

William

Thirkell

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Thirkell

Wife
Male

William Vasey

Thirkell

Son
Female

May

Thirkell

Daughter
Male

George Henry

Thirkell

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Thirkell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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William

Thirkell

Head

Married

30

1851

Sunderland, Durham, England

Sarah Ann

Thirkell

Wife

Married

26

1855

Sunderland, Durham, England

William Vasey

Thirkell

Son

Single

6

1875

Sunderland, Durham, England

May

Thirkell

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Sunderland, Durham, England

George Henry

Thirkell

Son

Single

2

1879

Sunderland, Durham, England

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