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Household of Thomas Brierley (born 1832, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, Lancashire, 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 Brierley and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Brierley, born in 1832 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Bentley, born in 1835 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; James, born 1854 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 2 grandchildren; Ann (born 1879 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Mary (born 1881 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Sister, Sarah (born 1835 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Daughter In Law, Elizabeth (born 1854 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Brierley's household

Male

Thomas

Brierley

Head
Female

Sarah

Bentley

Sister
Male

James

Brierley

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Brierley

Daughter In Law
Female

Ann

Brierley

Grand Daughter
Female

Mary

Brierley

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Brierley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Brierley

Head

Married

49

1832

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Bentley

Sister

Widow

46

1835

Oldham, Lancashire, England

James

Brierley

Son

Married

27

1854

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Brierley

Daughter In Law

Married

27

1854

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Ann

Brierley

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Mary

Brierley

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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