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Household of Sarah Thomas (born 1816, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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.

Sarah Thomas and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sarah Thomas, born in 1816 in Market Drayton, Shropshire, consisted of 4 members. Sarah was the head of the household, widow. She had 1 child; Elizabeth, born 1859 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Sarah's Lodger Head, James Holmes, born in 1854 in Fishlake, Yorkshire, England.


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Sarah Thomas's household

Female

Sarah

Thomas

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thomas

Daughter
Male

James

Holmes

Lodger Head
Female

Emma

Holmes

Wife
First name(s) Sarah
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Market Drayton, Shropshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sarah

Thomas

Head

Widow

65

1816

Market Drayton, Shropshire, England

Elizabeth

Thomas

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James

Holmes

Lodger Head

Married

27

1854

Fishlake, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Holmes

Wife

Married

40

1841

Brandon, Suffolk, England

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