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Household of Thomas Birtwhistle (born 1813, 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 Birtwhistle and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Birtwhistle, born in 1813 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Birtwhistle, born in 1821 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Ester Ann (born 1862 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Ellen (born 1865 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and Lewis (born 1866 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Lodger, Jane E (born 1862 in York, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas's Lodger, Harriet (born 1831 in Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Birtwhistle's household

Male

Thomas

Birtwhistle

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Birtwhistle

Wife
Female

Ester Ann

Birtwhistle

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Birtwhistle

Daughter
Male

Lewis

Birtwhistle

Son
Female

Jane E

Hudson

Lodger
Female

Harriet

Hitchen

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Birtwhistle
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Birtwhistle

Head

Married

68

1813

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Birtwhistle

Wife

Married

60

1821

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Ester Ann

Birtwhistle

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Birtwhistle

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Lewis

Birtwhistle

Son

Single

15

1866

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Jane E

Hudson

Lodger

Single

19

1862

York, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Hitchen

Lodger

Widow

50

1831

Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England

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