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Household of John Thomas (born 1833, Lancashire)

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.

John Thomas and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomas, born in 1833 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Thomas, born in 1836 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Martha Ann (born 1861 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Jane E (born 1865 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Betsy (born 1869 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Mary H (born 1871 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), George Vinge (born 1878 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1874 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Father In Law, George Vinge, born in 1814 in Oldham, Lancashire, England.


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John Thomas's household

Male

John

Thomas

Head
Female

Sarah

Thomas

Wife
Female

Martha Ann

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Jane E

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Betsy

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Mary H

Thomas

Daughter
Male

George Vinge

Thomas

Son
Male

George

Vinge

Father In Law
Male

John

Thomas

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomas

Head

Married

48

1833

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Thomas

Wife

Married

45

1836

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Martha Ann

Thomas

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Jane E

Thomas

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Betsy

Thomas

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Mary H

Thomas

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Oldham, Lancashire, England

George Vinge

Thomas

Son

Single

3

1878

Oldham, Lancashire, England

George

Vinge

Father In Law

Widower

67

1814

Oldham, Lancashire, England

John

Thomas

Son

Single

7

1874

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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