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Household of Edwin Topham (born 1847, Cheshire)

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.

Edwin Topham and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin Topham, born in 1847 in Alton, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. Edwin was the head of the household, married to Martha Topham, born in 1850 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Edwin (born 1874 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Joseph Henry (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Ellen Gertrude (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Thomas Isaac (born 1878 in Weaste, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edwin's Lodger, Alice Farrar, born in 1860 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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Edwin Topham's household

Male

Edwin

Topham

Head
Female

Martha

Topham

Wife
Male

Edwin

Topham

Son
Male

Joseph Henry

Topham

Son
Female

Ellen Gertrude

Topham

Daughter
Male

Thomas Isaac

Topham

Son
Female

Alice

Farrar

Lodger
First name(s) Edwin
Last name Topham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Alton, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edwin

Topham

Head

Married

34

1847

Alton, Cheshire, England

Martha

Topham

Wife

Married

31

1850

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Edwin

Topham

Son

Single

7

1874

Salford, Lancashire, England

Joseph Henry

Topham

Son

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ellen Gertrude

Topham

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas Isaac

Topham

Son

Single

3

1878

Weaste, Lancashire, England

Alice

Farrar

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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