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Household of Edward Thomas (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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.

Edward Thomas and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Thomas, born in 1838 in Hulme, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Thomas, born in 1843 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; Edward Henry (born 1864 in Hulme, Lancashire, England), William (born 1866 in Hulme, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1870 in Hulme, Lancashire, England), Mary Elizth (born 1873 in Hulme, Lancashire, England) and Bertha (born 1880 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Boarder, Sydney Hodson, born in 1859 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England.


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Edward Thomas's household

Male

Edward

Thomas

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Thomas

Wife
Male

Edward Henry

Thomas

Son
Male

William

Thomas

Son
Male

Joseph

Thomas

Son
Female

Mary Elizth

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Bertha

Thomas

Daughter
Male

Sydney

Hodson

Boarder
First name(s) Edward
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Hulme, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Thomas

Head

Married

43

1838

Hulme, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Thomas

Wife

Married

38

1843

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Edward Henry

Thomas

Son

Single

17

1864

Hulme, Lancashire, England

William

Thomas

Son

Single

15

1866

Hulme, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Thomas

Son

Single

11

1870

Hulme, Lancashire, England

Mary Elizth

Thomas

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Hulme, Lancashire, England

Bertha

Thomas

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Lancashire, England

Sydney

Hodson

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

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