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Household of Thomas Arden (born 1831, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 Arden and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Arden, born in 1831 in Sandbach, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Arden, born in 1830 in Flixton, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Sarah Jane (born 1855 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Emma (born 1856 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Richard Pepper (born 1858 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Lydia (born 1862 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Mary Ellen (born 1864 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Ada (born 1869 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Mary Burgess, born in 1846 in Rusholme, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Arden's household

Male

Thomas

Arden

Head
Female

Ellen

Arden

Wife
Female

Sarah Jane

Arden

Daughter
Female

Emma

Arden

Daughter
Male

Richard Pepper

Arden

Son
Female

Lydia

Arden

Daughter
Female

Mary Ellen

Arden

Daughter
Female

Ada

Arden

Daughter
Female

Mary

Burgess

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Arden
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Sandbach, Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Arden

Head

Married

50

1831

Sandbach, Cheshire, England

Ellen

Arden

Wife

Married

51

1830

Flixton, Lancashire, England

Sarah Jane

Arden

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Emma

Arden

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Richard Pepper

Arden

Son

Single

23

1858

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Lydia

Arden

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary Ellen

Arden

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Ada

Arden

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Burgess

Servant

Single

35

1846

Rusholme, Lancashire, England

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