Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Richard Thomas (born 1848, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, Lancashire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

Richard Thomas and 6 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Thomas, born in 1848 in Bacup, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Eliza E Thomas, born in 1842 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1877 in Bacup, Lancashire, England) and Joseph B (born 1880 in Bacup, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Boarder, Joseph B (born 1850 in Bacup, Lancashire, England), Richard's Boarder, Lucy E (born 1850 in Lancashire, England) and Richard's Boarder, William H (born 1880 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Richard Thomas's household

Male

Richard

Thomas

Head
Female

Eliza E

Thomas

Wife
Female

Mary

Thomas

Daughter
Male

Joseph B

Thomas

Son
Male

Joseph B

Hoyle

Boarder
Female

Lucy E

Hoyle

Boarder
Male

William H

Hoyle

Boarder
First name(s) Richard
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Bacup, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Thomas

Head

Married

33

1848

Bacup, Lancashire, England

Eliza E

Thomas

Wife

Married

39

1842

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary

Thomas

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bacup, Lancashire, England

Joseph B

Thomas

Son

Single

1

1880

Bacup, Lancashire, England

Joseph B

Hoyle

Boarder

Married

31

1850

Bacup, Lancashire, England

Lucy E

Hoyle

Boarder

Married

31

1850

Lancashire, England

William H

Hoyle

Boarder

Single

1

1880

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Richard Thomas in Blackburn in 1881, and follow the Thomas family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Richard Thomas

We’ve found Richard Thomas in 478 family trees. Find out more about Richard Thomas' household and view the Thomas family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census