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Household of Thomas Ardern (born 1840, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Altrincham, Cheshire, 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 Ardern and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Ardern, born in 1840 in Knutsford, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Ardern, born in 1845 in Knutsford, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; Sam G (born 1872 in Knutsford, Cheshire, England), Ethel (born 1874 in Knutsford, Cheshire, England), Jane (born 1875 in Knutsford, Cheshire, England), Theodora (born 1878 in Knutsford, Cheshire, England) and George J (born 1880 in Knutsford, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Emma (born 1861 in Antrobus, Cheshire, England) and Thomas's Lodger, Sidney A (born 1850 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England).


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Thomas Ardern's household

Male

Thomas

Ardern

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Ardern

Wife
Male

Sam G

Ardern

Son
Female

Ethel

Ardern

Daughter
Female

Jane

Ardern

Daughter
Female

Theodora

Ardern

Daughter
Male

George J

Ardern

Son
Female

Emma

Mills

Servant
Male

Sidney A

Smith

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Ardern
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Knutsford, Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Ardern

Head

Married

41

1840

Knutsford, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Ardern

Wife

Married

36

1845

Knutsford, Cheshire, England

Sam G

Ardern

Son

Single

9

1872

Knutsford, Cheshire, England

Ethel

Ardern

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Knutsford, Cheshire, England

Jane

Ardern

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Knutsford, Cheshire, England

Theodora

Ardern

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Knutsford, Cheshire, England

George J

Ardern

Son

Single

1

1880

Knutsford, Cheshire, England

Emma

Mills

Servant

Single

20

1861

Antrobus, Cheshire, England

Sidney A

Smith

Lodger

Single

31

1850

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

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