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Household of Thomas Anderton (born 1820, 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 Anderton and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Anderton, born in 1820 in Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Anderton, born in 1822 in Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1857 in Church, Lancashire, England), Mary Ann (born 1866 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), James (born 1871 in -) and Mary Alice (born 1874 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Jane (born 1879 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Ellen (born 1881 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Thomas Briscoe, born in 1856 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Anderton's household

Male

Thomas

Anderton

Head
Female

Mary

Anderton

Wife
Male

Thomas

Anderton

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Anderton

Daughter
Male

James

Anderton

Son
Female

Mary Alice

Anderton

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Briscoe

Boarder
Female

Jane

Briscoe

Grand Daughter
Female

Ellen

Briscoe

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Anderton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Anderton

Head

Married

61

1820

Lancashire, England

Mary

Anderton

Wife

Married

59

1822

Lancashire, England

Thomas

Anderton

Son

Single

24

1857

Church, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Anderton

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

James

Anderton

Son

Single

10

1871

-

Mary Alice

Anderton

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Briscoe

Boarder

Widower

25

1856

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Jane

Briscoe

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Briscoe

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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