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Household of Thomas Barker (born 1842, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, 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 Barker and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Barker, born in 1842 in Wervin, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Barker, born in 1844 in Stoke, Cheshire, England. They had 2 children; Elizabeth (born 1870 in Cheshire, England) and Frances (born 1877 in Stoke, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Brother In Law, John (born 1834 in Stoke, Cheshire, England), Thomas's Boarder Nephew, John (born 1869 in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England) and Thomas's Nephew, George (born 1872 in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England).


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Thomas Barker's household

Male

Thomas

Barker

Head
Female

Mary

Barker

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Barker

Daughter
Female

Frances

Barker

Daughter
Male

John

Griffith

Brother In Law
Male

John

Griffith

Boarder Nephew
Male

George

Griffith

Nephew
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Barker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Wervin, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Barker

Head

Married

39

1842

Wervin, Cheshire, England

Mary

Barker

Wife

Married

37

1844

Stoke, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Barker

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Cheshire, England

Frances

Barker

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Stoke, Cheshire, England

John

Griffith

Brother In Law

Widower

47

1834

Stoke, Cheshire, England

John

Griffith

Boarder Nephew

Single

12

1869

Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England

George

Griffith

Nephew

Single

9

1872

Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England

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