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Household of Joseph Thomas (born 1815, Lancashire)

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.

Joseph Thomas and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Thomas, born in 1815 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Fanny Thomas, born in 1819 in Cheshire, England. They had 1 child; Frederick, born 1856 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Visitor, Janet Oakden, born in 1872 in Hulland, Derbyshire, England.


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Joseph Thomas's household

Male

Joseph

Thomas

Head
Female

Fanny

Thomas

Wife
Male

Frederick

Thomas

Son
Female

Janet

Oakden

Visitor
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Thomas

Head

Married

66

1815

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Fanny

Thomas

Wife

Married

62

1819

Cheshire, England

Frederick

Thomas

Son

Single

25

1856

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Janet

Oakden

Visitor

Single

9

1872

Hulland, Derbyshire, England

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