Two households in Coundon, County Durham

Explore the census entries for two households living in Coundon in County Durham in 1851. Compare their places of birth, their relations to the head of household and occupations by selecting the different features. Discover how to interpret this information and what the data can reveal.

	Thomas head married 46   joiner Durham, Cockfield Elizabeth wife married 48   Durham, Chapel in Weardale Thomas son unmarr 24   coalminer Durham, Chapel in Weardale John son unmarr 21   coalminer Durham, Cockfield Elizabeth dau unmarr 19   at home Durham, Cockfield Esther dau unmarr 17   at home Durham, Ramshaw Matthew son 14   work in coalmine Durham, Ramshaw Charles son 12   screen boy Durham, Coxhoe Joseph son 9   at home Durham, Coxhoe Mary Ann dau 6   at home Durham, Coxhoe Hannah son 4   at home Durham, Chilton Moses son 1   Durham, New Coundon
	Relation to head of household Thomas Garthwaite is cited as being head of a household, living with a wife and ten children at home, all of whom were unmarried. The Garthwaite's is a large but uncomplicated household. Contrast this with the Coopers, who have a number of people living in the household as well as direct family, with as many as two servants.
	Looking closer The Garthwaites, with their very large family, have a simple household structure. The eldest sons are 24 and 21 and unmarried. It is common in such households to find a daughter-in-law or son-in-law and grandchildren still living with the parents but not in this case.