William Young in Durham in the 1881 Census

Details of William Young of Salters Gate Cottages, Collierley, Durham, England

First name(s): William
Last name: Young
Relationship: Son
Marital status: Single
Gender: Male
Age: 27
Birth year: 1854
Occupation: Quarry Labourer (Stone)
Birth town: Lanchester
Birth county: Durham
Birth place: England
Street: Salters Gate Cottages
Town: —
Parish: Collierley
County: Durham
Country: England
Registration district: Lanchester

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) John	Last name Young	Relationship Head	Marital status Married	Gender Male	Age 59	Birth year 1822	Occupation Ry Labourer	Birth place Sedgefield, Durham, England
First name(s) Elizabeth	Last name Young	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 54	Birth year 1827	Occupation -	Birth place Stockton, Yorkshire, England
First name(s) James	Last name Young	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 24	Birth year 1857	Occupation Railway Gate Keeper (?)	Birth place Lanchester, Durham, England
First name(s) Thomas	Last name Young	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 22	Birth year 1859	Occupation Stone Quarry Labourer	Birth place Wolsingham, Durham, England
First name(s) Sarah Jane	Last name Young	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 13	Birth year 1868	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Wolsingham, Durham, England

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 Young family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes William Young and 5 other people

Young family summary

NAME: William Young
BORN: 1854
BIRTH COUNTY: Durham
ADDRESS IN 1881: Collierley, Durham, England