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Household of James W Thain (born 1824, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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.

James W Thain and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James W Thain, born in 1824 in Limehouse, Middlesex, consisted of 6 members. James W was the head of the household, married to Caroline Thain, born in 1827 in Poplar, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Alice (born 1856 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Alfred (born 1861 in Poplar, Middlesex, England) and George (born 1868 in Poplar, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James W's Lodger, Ann Nightingale, born in 1848 in Lambeth, Surrey, England.


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James W Thain's household

Male

James W

Thain

Head
Female

Caroline

Thain

Wife
Female

Alice

Thain

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Thain

Son
Male

George

Thain

Son
Female

Ann

Nightingale

Lodger
First name(s) James W
Last name Thain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James W

Thain

Head

Married

57

1824

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Caroline

Thain

Wife

Married

54

1827

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Alice

Thain

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Alfred

Thain

Son

Single

20

1861

Poplar, Middlesex, England

George

Thain

Son

Single

13

1868

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Ann

Nightingale

Lodger

Married

33

1848

Lambeth, Surrey, England

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