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Household of Eli Thewlis (born 1848, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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.

Eli Thewlis and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Eli Thewlis, born in 1848 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Eli was the head of the household, married to Margaretta Thewlis, born in 1846 in Germany. They had 1 child; Mary Ann, born 1872 in Oldham, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Eli's Lodger, Frederick R T (born 1848 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Eli's Lodger, Mack Harry (born 1863 in Brandon, Warwickshire, England) and Eli's -, William (born 1861 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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Eli Thewlis's household

Male

Eli

Thewlis

Head
Female

Margaretta

Thewlis

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Thewlis

Daughter
Male

Frederick R T

Colling

Lodger
Male

Mack Harry

Lyndon

Lodger
Male

William

Crossling

-
First name(s) Eli
Last name Thewlis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Eli

Thewlis

Head

Married

33

1848

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Margaretta

Thewlis

Wife

Married

35

1846

Germany

Mary Ann

Thewlis

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Frederick R T

Colling

Lodger

Married

33

1848

Brighton, Sussex, England

Mack Harry

Lyndon

Lodger

Single

18

1863

Brandon, Warwickshire, England

William

Crossling

-

Single

20

1861

Sunderland, Durham, England

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