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Household of Peter Tomason (born 1853, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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.

Peter Tomason and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Tomason, born in 1853 in Atherton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Alice Tomason, born in 1856 in Atherton, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Mary A (born 1874 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Hannah (born 1876 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), John (born 1878 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Noah (born 1880 in Atherton, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1870 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Lodger Head, Elizabeth Battersby, born in 1836 in Atherton, Lancashire, England.


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Peter Tomason's household

Male

Peter

Tomason

Head
Female

Alice

Tomason

Wife
Female

Mary A

Tomason

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Tomason

Daughter
Male

John

Tomason

Son
Male

Noah

Tomason

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Battersby

Lodger Head
Female

Elizabeth

Battersby

Daughter
First name(s) Peter
Last name Tomason
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Atherton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Tomason

Head

Married

28

1853

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Tomason

Wife

Married

25

1856

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Tomason

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Tomason

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Atherton, Lancashire, England

John

Tomason

Son

Single

3

1878

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Noah

Tomason

Son

Single

1

1880

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Battersby

Lodger Head

Married

45

1836

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Battersby

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

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