William Harrison in Northumberland in the 1881 Census

Details of William Harrison of 1 High Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne St Nicholas, Northumberland, England

First name(s): William
Last name: Harrison
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Married
Gender: Male
Age: 29
Birth year: 1852
Occupation: Joiner
Birth town: Newcastle on Tyne
Birth county: Northumberland
Birth place: England
Street: 1 High Bridge
Town: —
Parish: Newcastle upon Tyne St Nicholas
County: Northumberland
Country: England
Registration district: Newcastle upon Tyne

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Margaret C	Last name Harrison	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 26	Birth year 1855	Occupation -	Birth place Gateshead, Durham, England
First name(s) John	Last name Harrison	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 6	Birth year 1875	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England
First name(s) Thomas W	Last name Harrison	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 4	Birth year 1877	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England
First name(s) Margaret E	Last name Harrison	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 2	Birth year 1879	Occupation -	Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England
First name(s) George	Last name Harrison	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age -	Birth year 1881	Occupation -	Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England
First name(s) Georgina	Last name Ingham	Relationship Mother In Law	Marital status Widow	Gender Female	Age 62	Birth year 1819	Occupation -	Birth place Scotland

About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census

When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.

As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.

When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.

The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.

Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.

See the whole Harrison family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes William Harrison and 6 other people

Harrison family summary

NAME: William Harrison
BORN: 1852
BIRTH COUNTY: Northumberland
ADDRESS IN 1881: Newcastle upon Tyne St Nicholas, Northumberland, England