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Household of Peter J Thomas (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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.

Peter J Thomas and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter J Thomas, born in 1840 in Littleborough, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Peter J was the head of the household, married to Ellen A Thomas, born in 1843 in Accrington, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Ellen A, born 1878 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Peter J's Boarder, Edward (born 1852 in Woodhead, Lancashire, England) and Peter J's Boarder, Frederick (born 1860 in Upton, Cheshire, England).


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Peter J Thomas's household

Male

Peter J

Thomas

Head
Female

Ellen A

Thomas

Wife
Female

Ellen A

Thomas

Daughter
Male

Edward

Bird

Boarder
Male

Frederick

Ball

Boarder
First name(s) Peter J
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter J

Thomas

Head

Married

41

1840

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Ellen A

Thomas

Wife

Married

38

1843

Accrington, Lancashire, England

Ellen A

Thomas

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Edward

Bird

Boarder

Widower

29

1852

Woodhead, Lancashire, England

Frederick

Ball

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Upton, Cheshire, England

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