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Household of Robert Thomas (born 1843, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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.

Robert Thomas and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Thomas, born in 1843 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Jane Thomas, born in 1847 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Robert (born 1873 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Frances (born 1876 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1878 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Ann (born 1880 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Boarder, Robert (born 1853 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Robert's Boarder, Jane (born 1855 in Oswestry, Shropshire, England).


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Robert Thomas's household

Male

Robert

Thomas

Head
Female

Jane

Thomas

Wife
Male

Robert

Thomas

Son
Female

Frances

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Jane

Thomas

Daughter
Male

Robert

Bradshaw

Boarder
Female

Jane

Bradshaw

Boarder
Female

Ann

Thomas

Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Thomas

Head

Married

38

1843

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Jane

Thomas

Wife

Married

34

1847

Ireland

Robert

Thomas

Son

Single

8

1873

Preston, Lancashire, England

Frances

Thomas

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Preston, Lancashire, England

Jane

Thomas

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Preston, Lancashire, England

Robert

Bradshaw

Boarder

Married

28

1853

Preston, Lancashire, England

Jane

Bradshaw

Boarder

Married

26

1855

Oswestry, Shropshire, England

Ann

Thomas

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Lancashire, England

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