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Household of Thomas Brittain (born 1834, 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 Brittain and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Brittain, born in 1834 in Patricroft, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Brittain, born in 1838 in Eccles, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Samuel (born 1861 in Eccles, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1863 in Eccles, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1865 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1870 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), John (born 1872 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Alexander (born 1876 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Brittain's household

Male

Thomas

Brittain

Head
Female

Sarah

Brittain

Wife
Male

Samuel

Brittain

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Brittain

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Brittain

Son
Female

Mary

Brittain

Daughter
Male

John

Brittain

Son
Male

Alexander

Brittain

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Brittain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Patricroft, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Brittain

Head

Married

47

1834

Patricroft, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Brittain

Wife

Married

43

1838

Eccles, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Brittain

Son

Single

20

1861

Eccles, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Brittain

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Eccles, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Brittain

Son

Single

16

1865

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Mary

Brittain

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Oldham, Lancashire, England

John

Brittain

Son

Single

9

1872

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Alexander

Brittain

Son

Single

5

1876

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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