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Household of Thomas Brears (born 1840, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnsley, 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 Brears and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Brears, born in 1840 in Holmfirth, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Anne Brears, born in 1845 in Misterton, Nottinghamshire, England. They had 1 child; Adeline, born 1873 in Misterton, Nottinghamshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, James (born 1851 in Ireland) and Thomas's Boarder, William (born 1850 in Branton, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Brears's household

Male

Thomas

Brears

Head
Female

Anne

Brears

Wife
Female

Adeline

Brears

Daughter
Male

James

Owens

Boarder
Male

William

Hirst

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Brears
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Brears

Head

Married

41

1840

Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England

Anne

Brears

Wife

Married

36

1845

Misterton, Nottinghamshire, England

Adeline

Brears

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Misterton, Nottinghamshire, England

James

Owens

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Ireland

William

Hirst

Boarder

Single

31

1850

Branton, Yorkshire, England

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