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Household of Thomas Ainsworth (born 1829, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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.

Thomas Ainsworth and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Ainsworth, born in 1829 in Higham, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Ainsworth, born in 1836 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1857 in Enfield, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1874 in Rishton, Lancashire, England), Arthur (born 1878 in Rishton, Lancashire, England) and George (born 1865 in Church, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Step Son, John Astley (born 1861 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Step Daughter, Elizabeth (born 1858 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Step Son, James (born 1868 in Warrington, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Ainsworth's household

Male

Thomas

Ainsworth

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Ainsworth

Wife
Male

John

Ainsworth

Son
Male

John Astley

Pomfret

Step Son
Female

Elizabeth

Pomfret

Step Daughter
Male

James

Pomfret

Step Son
Male

Richard

Ainsworth

Son
Male

Arthur

Ainsworth

Son
Male

George

Ainsworth

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Ainsworth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Higham, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Ainsworth

Head

Married

52

1829

Higham, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Ainsworth

Wife

Married

45

1836

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

John

Ainsworth

Son

Single

24

1857

Enfield, Lancashire, England

John Astley

Pomfret

Step Son

Single

20

1861

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Pomfret

Step Daughter

Single

23

1858

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

James

Pomfret

Step Son

Single

13

1868

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Richard

Ainsworth

Son

Single

7

1874

Rishton, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Ainsworth

Son

Single

3

1878

Rishton, Lancashire, England

George

Ainsworth

Son

Single

16

1865

Church, Lancashire, England

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