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Household of Thomas Altham (born 1828, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lancaster, 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 Altham and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Altham, born in 1828 in Bentham, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 8 children; Thomas (born 1857 in Morecambe, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1862 in Morecambe, Lancashire, England), Agnes (born 1865 in Morecambe, Lancashire, England), John C (born 1867 in Morecambe, Lancashire, England), William (born 1869 in Morecambe, Lancashire, England), Beatrice Lilly (born 1871 in Morecambe, Lancashire, England), Minnie (born 1872 in Morecambe, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1874 in Morecambe, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Elizabeth Sudgen, born in 1836 in Cullingworth, Yorkshire, England.


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Thomas Altham's household

Male

Thomas

Altham

Head
Male

Thomas

Altham

Son
Female

Annie

Altham

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Altham

Daughter
Male

John C

Altham

Son
Male

William

Altham

Son
Female

Beatrice Lilly

Altham

Daughter
Female

Minnie

Altham

Daughter
Male

James

Altham

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Sudgen

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Altham
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Bentham, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Altham

Head

Widower

53

1828

Bentham, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Altham

Son

Single

24

1857

Morecambe, Lancashire, England

Annie

Altham

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Morecambe, Lancashire, England

Agnes

Altham

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Morecambe, Lancashire, England

John C

Altham

Son

Single

14

1867

Morecambe, Lancashire, England

William

Altham

Son

Single

12

1869

Morecambe, Lancashire, England

Beatrice Lilly

Altham

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Morecambe, Lancashire, England

Minnie

Altham

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Morecambe, Lancashire, England

James

Altham

Son

Single

7

1874

Morecambe, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Sudgen

Servant

Single

45

1836

Cullingworth, Yorkshire, England

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