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Household of Thomas Asquith (born 1832, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Asquith and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Asquith, born in 1832 in Ripponden, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Asquith, born in 1833 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Sarah Jane (born 1864 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), James (born 1867 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), John A (born 1870 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Wenlock (born 1873 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Willie (born 1876 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and Mary E (born 1860 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Son In Law, Robert Fitton, born in 1860 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England.


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Thomas Asquith's household

Male

Thomas

Asquith

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Asquith

Wife
Female

Sarah Jane

Asquith

Daughter
Male

James

Asquith

Son
Male

John A

Asquith

Son
Male

Wenlock

Asquith

Son
Male

Willie

Asquith

Son
Male

Robert

Fitton

Son In Law
Female

Mary E

Fitton

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Asquith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Ripponden, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Asquith

Head

Married

49

1832

Ripponden, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Ann

Asquith

Wife

Married

48

1833

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Jane

Asquith

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

James

Asquith

Son

Single

14

1867

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

John A

Asquith

Son

Single

11

1870

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Wenlock

Asquith

Son

Single

8

1873

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Willie

Asquith

Son

Single

5

1876

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Fitton

Son In Law

Married

21

1860

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Fitton

Daughter

Married

21

1860

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

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