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Household of George Thomas (born 1846, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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.

George Thomas and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Thomas, born in 1846 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. George was the head of the household, married to Betsy Thomas, born in 1849 in Ardwick, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; George (born 1871 in Openshaw, Lancashire, England), James (born 1872 in Openshaw, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Gorton, Lancashire, England), Mary E (born 1877 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England) and Annie (born 1881 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Boarder, Jane Nairn, born in 1838 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England.


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George Thomas's household

Male

George

Thomas

Head
Female

Betsy

Thomas

Wife
Male

George

Thomas

Son
Male

James

Thomas

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Annie

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Jane

Nairn

Boarder
First name(s) George
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Thomas

Head

Married

35

1846

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Betsy

Thomas

Wife

Married

32

1849

Ardwick, Lancashire, England

George

Thomas

Son

Single

10

1871

Openshaw, Lancashire, England

James

Thomas

Son

Single

9

1872

Openshaw, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Thomas

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Gorton, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Thomas

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Annie

Thomas

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Jane

Nairn

Boarder

Widow

43

1838

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

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