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Household of Thomas Anderson (born 1855, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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 Anderson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Anderson, born in 1855 in Abram, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Anderson, born in 1854 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Frank (born 1877 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Emma (born 1879 in Atherton, Lancashire, England) and Margaret (born 1881 in Atherton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Sister In Law, Mary Ann (born 1867 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Boarder, William E (born 1856 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Anderson's household

Male

Thomas

Anderson

Head
Female

Margaret

Anderson

Wife
Male

Frank

Anderson

Son
Female

Emma

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Howarth

Sister In Law
Male

William E

Mort

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Abram, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Anderson

Head

Married

26

1855

Abram, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Anderson

Wife

Married

27

1854

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Frank

Anderson

Son

Single

4

1877

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Emma

Anderson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Anderson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Howarth

Sister In Law

Single

14

1867

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

William E

Mort

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

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