Census Extracts

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The population of the UK and Ireland was assessed by census every 10 years from 1801, however only the records of those taken between 1841 and 1901 are of value and available to researchers. The following extracts are taken from the censuses of 1841 - 1901 and show the development and movement of the Rooney and Thompson households during this period.

1841

Address	Name	Age	Occupation	Born in the County	Born elsewhere
Sunderland Millfield Cottages¹	Terence Rooney	40	labourer		I
	Choosey²	30			I
	John	15			I
	Patrick	13			I
	James	12			I
	Mary	9			I
	Ciselis³	7			I
	Briget	4			I
	Laurance	1		Y
	Peter McNancey	25	labourer		I
South Hetton Haswell	Michael Thompson	40	mason	Y
	Margaret	40		Y
	Mary	14		Y
	Hannah	8		Y
	Elizabeth	6		Y
	Margaret	2		Y

Notes:
1. Millfield Cottages comprised 114 households of the 134 in this census district. The population of the district was 366 males and 372 females. It would appear that names had not yet been given to the individual streets. The census district was defined as follows: "All that part of the township of Bishopwearmouth from the western side of the Hetton railway to the extreme western boundary of the township viz. to Springwell House also all that part of the said Township which lies between Durham Lane and the Keelmens Lane." The Keelmens Lane became Hylton Road.
2. Julia (Her husband called her Judy, the enumerator may have been hard of hearing)
3. Celia - or Alice?

1851

Address	Name	Family Position	Marital Status	Age	Occupation	Birthplace
Sunderland Softley's Buildings¹	Julia Rooney	Head	widow	43	laundress	Ireland
	John	Son	u/m	25	iron works labourer	Ireland
	James	Son	u/m	18	iron works labourer	Ireland
	Maria	Daughter	u/m	16	confectioner	Ireland
	Bridget	Daughter	u/m	12	dress maker's apprentice	Ireland
	Laurence	Son	u/m	10	errand boy	Newcastle
	Ann	Daughter	u/m	5		Bishopwearmouth
	Joseph	Son	u/m	3		Bishopwearmouth
	Michael Duffy	Lodger	u/m	32	iron works labourer	Ireland
	James McMahon	Lodger	u/m	26	gas house labourer	Ireland

Sunderland Trimdon Street	Alice Roney	Servant	u/m	15	house servant	Ireland

Witton Park Iron Works²	Patrick Rooney	Lodger	u/m	24	labourer	Ireland

Sunderland Fulwell Lane³	Hannah Thompson	Servant	u/m	19	house servant	Newbottle
Sunderland Fulwell Lane³	Elizabeth Thompson	Servant	u/m	17	house servant	Newbottle

Newbottle 162⁴	Michael Thompson	Head	m	57	mason	Dipton
	Margaret	Wife	m	56	mason's wife	Brancepeth
	Margaret	Daughter	u/m	11	scholar	Hetton-le-Hole

Notes:
1. located on Hylton Road.
2. the house of Patrick McCue.
3. the house of Jeremiah Abbs, a local farmer and landowner.
3. The houses were not listed in streets - the numbers refer to the entries in the enumerator's book. Newbottle was reported as containing 263 houses, of which 233 were inhabited and 6 uninhabited (sic). There were 557 males and 554 females in the village making a total population of 1111.

1861

Address	Name	Family Position	Marital Status	Age	Occupation	Birthplace
Sunderland Back Murton Street	George Roney	Head	m	30	carter	Ireland
	Elizabeth	Wife	m	25	wife	Newbottle
	Margaret	Daughter	u/m	4		Newbottle
	Hannah	Daughter	u/m	2		Hylton

238 Consett	Julia Rowney	Head	widow	53		Ireland
	James	Son	u/m	27	puddler	Ireland
	Laurance	Son	u/m	18	puddler	Newcastle
	Ann	Daughter	u/m	15	labourer paper mill	Sunderland
	Joseph	Son	u/m	15	labourer at iron works	Sunderland
	John McMahon	Grandson	u/m	6		Sunderland
	William Martin	Lodger	u/m	22	puddler	Ireland

Hetton-le-Hole Easington Lane	Michael Thompson	Head	m	67	mason (journeyman)	Dipton
	Margaret	Wife	m	66		Brandon
	Hannah	Daughter	u/m	28		Newbottle
	Michael	Grandson	u/m	1		Smedon¹

Notes:
1. Possibly Great or Little Smeaton - 8 miles north of Northallerton

1871

Address	Name	Family Position	Marital Status	Age	Occupation	Birthplace
East Jarrow Slake House¹	George Roney	Head	m	40	coal trimmer	Ireland
	Elizabeth	Wife	m	34		Newbottle
	Margaret J	Daughter	u/m	14	scholar	Newbottle
	John	Son	u/m	9	scholar	Sunderland
	Mary Ann	Daughter	u/m	7		Sunderland
	Elizabeth	Daughter	u/m	5		Tyne Dock
	Sarah	Daughter	u/m	2		East Jarrow

Houghton-le-Spring New Town	Michael Thompson	Head	m	77	mason	Dippton
Houghton-le-Spring New Town	Margaret	Wife	m	76		Brancepeth

Monkwearmouth Shore 34 Whitburn Street	James McMahon	Head	m	70	labourer	Ireland
Monkwearmouth Shore 34 Whitburn Street	Julia	Wife	m	66		Ireland

Notes:
1. This was not Lake House, but the building formerly known as Jarrow Lodge

1881

Address	Name	Family Position	Marital Status	Age	Occupation	Birthplace
East Jarrow Lake Terrace	George Roney	Head	m	48	farmer	Ireland
	Elizabeth	Wife	m	44		Newbottle
	John	Son	u/m	18	farmer	Sunderland
	Mary	Daughter	u/m	16	domestic servant	Sunderland
	Elizabeth	Daughter	u/m	14	scholar	Tyne Dock
	Sarah	Daughter	u/m	12	scholar	Jarrow
	Hannah	Daughter	u/m	10	scholar	Jarrow
	Julia	Mother	widow	74		Ireland

Newcastle 8 Picton Place¹	Margaret J Roney	Servant	u/m	24	house servant	Hylton

Houghton-le-Spring X street off John Street Houghton New Town	Margaret Thompson	Head	widow	86		Brancepeth
	Michael	Grandson	u/m	21	mason	Northallerton

Notes:
1. The house of Joseph Cabry, a civil engineer.

1891

Address	Name	Family Position	Marital Status	Age	Occupation	Birthplace
East Jarrow Lake House Farm	Elizabeth Rooney	Head	widow	53	farmer	Newbottle
	John	Son	u/m	28	agricultural labourer	Sunderland
	Mary Ann	Daughter	u/m	26	farm servant	Sunderland
	Elizabeth	Daughter	u/m	24	farm servant	Tyne Dock
	Sarah	Daughter	u/m	22	farm servant	Jarrow
	Hannah	Daughter	u/m	19	farm servant	Jarrow
	Joseph Carter	Servant	widow	16		Houghton-le-Spring
	Harriet Jarvis	Visitor	u/m	9		South Shields

South Shields 20 Salmon Street	Margaret J Jarvis	Wife	m	34		Pensher
	Robert	Son	u/m	19	butcher's assistant	South Shields
	Amelia	Daughter	u/m	14		South Shields
	Harriet	Daughter	u/m	9		South Shields

1901

Address	Name	Family Position	Marital Status	Age	Occupation	Birthplace
East Jarrow Lake House Farm	Elizabeth Rooney	Head	widow	64	farmer	Newbottle
	Mary A	Daughter	u/m	34	dairy maid	Sunderland
	Sarah	Daughter	u/m	32	farm servant	East Jarrow
	George Carter	Servant	u/m	15	milk boy	Wardley

East Jarrow Lake Terrace	John Rooney	Head	m	38	farmer	Sunderland
	Janet	Wife	m	33		Newcastle
	Janet	Daughter	u/m	6		East Jarrow
	Elizabeth	Daughter	u/m	6		East Jarrow
	George	Son	u/m	5		East Jarrow
	Margaret	Daughter	u/m	2		East Jarrow

South Shields 91 Bath Street	Margaret Jarvis	Head	widow	44	grocer	Newbottle
	Herbert J	Son	u/m	26	butcher	South Shields
	Harriet	Son	u/m	19	grocer's assistant	South Shields

Gateshead 31 High West Street	Hugh Kelly	Head	u/m	31	bar manager	South Shields
	Peter	Brother	m	40	bricklayer	Felling
	Hannah	Sister in law	m	29		Jarrow

Gateshead 14 Arthur Street	James Watson	Head	m	29	fireman (loco) N.E.R.	Intack¹ Cumberland
Gateshead 14 Arthur Street	Elizabeth	Wife	m	33		Tyne Dock

1911

Address	Name	Family Position	Marital Status	Age	Occupation	Birthplace
East Jarrow Lake House Farm	John Rooney	Head	m	48	farmer	Sunderland
	Janet	Wife	m	45	assisting in business	Newcastle
	Janet	Daughter	u/m	16	assisting in business	East Jarrow
	Elizabeth	Daughter	u/m	16	assisting in business	East Jarrow
	George	Son	u/m	15	assisting in business	East Jarrow
	Margaret	Daughter	u/m	12	school	East Jarrow
	Mary Ann	Daughter	u/m	9	school	East Jarrow
	Fred Watson	Servant	u/m	18	farm servant	Jarrow

South Shields 48 Bath Street	Margaret Jane Jarvis	Head	widow	54	private means	Newbottle
South Shields 48 Bath Street	Mary Ann Rooney	Sister	single	46	private means	Sunderland

Notes:
1. Intack is located off the A686 between Alston and Hartside Peak.

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