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Household of Betsy Tong (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, Lancashire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Betsy Tong and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Betsy Tong, born in 1841 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Betsy was the head of the household, widow. She had 5 children; Ellis (born 1859 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Margaret A (born 1864 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1871 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), John (born 1878 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1880 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Betsy's Visitor, William Wright, born in 1830 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.


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Betsy Tong's household

Female

Betsy

Tong

Head
Male

Ellis

Tong

Son
Female

Margaret A

Tong

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Tong

Daughter
Male

John

Tong

Son
Male

William

Tong

Son
Male

William

Wright

Visitor
First name(s) Betsy
Last name Tong
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Betsy

Tong

Head

Widow

40

1841

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Ellis

Tong

Son

Single

22

1859

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Tong

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Tong

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Bolton, Lancashire, England

John

Tong

Son

Single

3

1878

Bolton, Lancashire, England

William

Tong

Son

Single

1

1880

Bolton, Lancashire, England

William

Wright

Visitor

Married

51

1830

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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