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Household of Thomas Backhouse (born 1811, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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 Backhouse and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Backhouse, born in 1811 in Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary A Backhouse, born in 1823 in Retford, Nottinghamshire, England. They had 2 children; Thomas W (born 1857 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Mary M (born 1861 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Backhouse's household

Male

Thomas

Backhouse

Head
Female

Mary A

Backhouse

Wife
Male

Thomas W

Backhouse

Son
Female

Mary M

Backhouse

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Backhouse
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Backhouse

Head

Married

70

1811

Lancashire, England

Mary A

Backhouse

Wife

Married

58

1823

Retford, Nottinghamshire, England

Thomas W

Backhouse

Son

Single

24

1857

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary M

Backhouse

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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