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Household of William Topham (born 1823, Yorkshire)

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 Topham and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Topham, born in 1823 in Bedale, Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Topham, born in 1832 in Ripon, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1861 in South Whitwell, Durham, England), Catherine (born 1863 in South Whitwell, Durham, England), William (born 1864 in South Whitwell, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1866 in South Whitwell, Durham, England), Esther Johnson (born 1869 in Park Hill, Durham, England) and Joseph (born 1871 in Durham, England). They had 1 grandchild; John William, born 1880 in Moorhouse, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Niece, Emily (born 1871 in Durham, Durham, England) and William's Visitor, Mary (born 1863 in Bensham, Durham, England).


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William Topham's household

Male

William

Topham

Head
Female

Mary

Topham

Wife
Male

John

Topham

Son
Female

Catherine

Topham

Daughter
Male

William

Topham

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Topham

Daughter
Female

Esther Johnson

Topham

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Topham

Son
Male

John William

Topham

Grand Son
Female

Emily

Whitleham

Niece
Female

Mary

Hardaker

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Topham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Bedale, Yorkshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Topham

Head

Married

58

1823

Bedale, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Topham

Wife

Married

49

1832

Ripon, Yorkshire, England

John

Topham

Son

Single

20

1861

South Whitwell, Durham, England

Catherine

Topham

Daughter

Single

18

1863

South Whitwell, Durham, England

William

Topham

Son

Single

17

1864

South Whitwell, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Topham

Daughter

Single

15

1866

South Whitwell, Durham, England

Esther Johnson

Topham

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Park Hill, Durham, England

Joseph

Topham

Son

Single

10

1871

Durham, England

John William

Topham

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Moorhouse, Durham, England

Emily

Whitleham

Niece

Single

10

1871

Durham, Durham, England

Mary

Hardaker

Visitor

Single

18

1863

Bensham, Durham, England

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