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Household of Ellen Thomas (born 1822, Nottinghamshire)

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.

Ellen Thomas and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ellen Thomas, born in 1822 in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, consisted of 8 members. Ellen was the head of the household, married to William H Thomas, born in 1850 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; William H (born 1850 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and James R (born 1855 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Ellen's Servant, Margaret (born 1866 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Ellen's Boarder, William (born 1824 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Ellen's Boarder, James (born 1846 in Norfolk, England), Ellen's Boarder, William (born 1854 in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England) and Ellen's Boarder, James H (born 1857 in Forden, Montgomeryshire, Wales).


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Ellen Thomas's household

Female

Ellen

Thomas

Head
Male

William H

Thomas

Son
Male

James R

Thomas

Son
Female

Margaret

Donnely

Servant
Male

William

Eaton

Boarder
Male

James

Copsey

Boarder
Male

William

Ingram

Boarder
Male

James H

Lewis

Boarder
First name(s) Ellen
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ellen

Thomas

Head

Married

59

1822

Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England

William H

Thomas

Son

Single

31

1850

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James R

Thomas

Son

Single

26

1855

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Donnely

Servant

Single

15

1866

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Eaton

Boarder

Widower

57

1824

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James

Copsey

Boarder

Single

35

1846

Norfolk, England

William

Ingram

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Ely, Cambridgeshire, England

James H

Lewis

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Forden, Montgomeryshire, Wales

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