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Household of William Waggett (born 1837, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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 Waggett and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Waggett, born in 1837 in South Shields, Durham, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Waggett, born in 1845 in North Shields, Northumberland, England. They had 5 children; Jane (born 1865 in North Shields, Northumberland, England), James Hy (born 1871 in Bensham, Durham, England), John (born 1873 in North Shields, Northumberland, England), Sarah (born 1875 in North Shields, Northumberland, England) and Mary (born 1877 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Widow, Sarah Wickham, born in 1815 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England.


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William Waggett's household

Male

William

Waggett

Head
Female

Mary

Waggett

Wife
Female

Jane

Waggett

Daughter
Male

James Hy

Waggett

Son
Male

John

Waggett

Son
Female

Sarah

Waggett

Daughter
Female

Mary

Waggett

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Wickham

Widow
First name(s) William
Last name Waggett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place South Shields, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Waggett

Head

Married

44

1837

South Shields, Durham, England

Mary

Waggett

Wife

Married

36

1845

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Jane

Waggett

Daughter

Single

16

1865

North Shields, Northumberland, England

James Hy

Waggett

Son

Single

10

1871

Bensham, Durham, England

John

Waggett

Son

Single

8

1873

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Sarah

Waggett

Daughter

Single

6

1875

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Mary

Waggett

Daughter

Single

4

1877

South Shields, Durham, England

Sarah

Wickham

Widow

Widow

66

1815

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

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