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Household of Peter Thomas (born 1855, Cheshire)

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 Thomas and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Thomas, born in 1855 in Oxton, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Sarah Thomas, born in 1855 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England. They had 3 children; George E (born 1877 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1879 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England) and Catherine (born 1881 in Oxton, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Mother, Catherine (born 1819 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Peter's Sister, Mary A (born 1859 in Oxton, Cheshire, England) and Peter's Sister, Ellen (born 1861 in Oxton, Cheshire, England).


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Peter Thomas's household

Male

Peter

Thomas

Head
Female

Sarah

Thomas

Wife
Male

George E

Thomas

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Thomas

Mother
Female

Catherine

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Shakeshaft

Sister
Female

Ellen

Thomas

Sister
First name(s) Peter
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Oxton, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Thomas

Head

Married

26

1855

Oxton, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Thomas

Wife

Married

26

1855

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

George E

Thomas

Son

Single

4

1877

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Thomas

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Catherine

Thomas

Mother

Widow

62

1819

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Thomas

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Oxton, Cheshire, England

Mary A

Shakeshaft

Sister

Married

22

1859

Oxton, Cheshire, England

Ellen

Thomas

Sister

Single

20

1861

Oxton, Cheshire, England

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