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Wan(d)less extracts from the 1881 English census
County Durham: Index & Explanations

Census Day: Night of 3rd April
Fields: Name, relationship to head of household, marital status, age, occupation, birthplace (town & country). Place of residence (where the census was taken) is on the first line of each entry with the folio information.
Codes used:

WI=wife  DA=daughter GD=granddaughter GS=grandson HD=head Lgr=lodger

M=married U=unmarried NP = nephew NC=niece Sis=sister SO=son SV or Ser=servant

SL or SOLW=son in law (which might mean stepson or something other than the modern usage of in-law)

Standard English county abbreviations are used: NBL = Northumberland, DUR = Durham, CUL = Cumberland, YKS = Yorkshire

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Auckland district (Bishop Auckland, Auckland St. Helen's, Coundon, Eldon, Newton Cap, Shildon, Whitworth, Witton le Wear)	Lanchester district (Esh, Hedleyhope, Iveston, Tanfield)
Bishopwearmouth	Monkwearmouth
Chester le Street district (Birtley, Chester le Street, Harraton, Witton Gilbert)	Seaham
Cornforth, Norton	South Shields (Westoe)
Darlington, Heighington, Redworth	Southwick
Durham district (Durham city, Elvet, Brandon & Byshottles, Coxhoe, Crossgate, Hedleyhope)	Sunderland
Gateshead, Lamesley, Whickham	Teesdale district (Barnard Castle, Eggleston)
Hartlepool	Thornley
Hedworth, Monkton & Jarrow	Wolsingham
Houghton le Spring district (Moorsley, Newbottle, Silksworth, Usworth, West Herrington)