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Household of Thomas Barber (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 Barber and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Barber, born in 1838 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; James (born 1865 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England), Lewis (born 1866 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England) and John J (born 1868 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Harriet Fowden, born in 1835 in Stockport, Cheshire, England.


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Thomas Barber's household

Male

Thomas

Barber

Head
Female

Harriet

Fowden

Servant
Male

James

Fowden

Son
Male

Lewis

Barber

Son
Male

John J

Barber

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Barber
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Barber

Head

Widower

43

1838

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Harriet

Fowden

Servant

Single

46

1835

Stockport, Cheshire, England

James

Fowden

Son

Single

16

1865

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Lewis

Barber

Son

Single

15

1866

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

John J

Barber

Son

Single

13

1868

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

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