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Household of Thomas Broomhead (born 1855, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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 Broomhead and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Broomhead, born in 1855 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth A Broomhead, born in 1858 in Leigh, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; M Ann (born 1881 in West Leigh, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1878 in Leigh, Lancashire, England), Archibald (born 1872 in Leigh, Lancashire, England), Ernest (born 1879 in Leigh, Lancashire, England), Kate (born 1865 in Leigh, Lancashire, England) and M Elth (born 1877 in Leigh, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Lodger Head, Elizabeth (born 1849 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Lodger, John (born 1839 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Lodger, Ann (born 1839 in Culcheth, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Broomhead's household

Male

Thomas

Broomhead

Head
Female

Elizabeth A

Broomhead

Wife
Female

M Ann

Broomhead

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Ward

Lodger Head
Female

Alice

Ward

Daughter
Male

Archibald

Ward

Son
Male

Ernest

Ward

Son
Female

Kate

Ward

Daughter
Female

M Elth

Ward

Daughter
Male

John

Jones

Lodger
Female

Ann

Hindley

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Broomhead
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Broomhead

Head

Married

26

1855

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Broomhead

Wife

Married

23

1858

Leigh, Lancashire, England

M Ann

Broomhead

Daughter

Single

0

1881

West Leigh, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Ward

Lodger Head

Married

32

1849

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Alice

Ward

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Archibald

Ward

Son

Single

9

1872

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Ernest

Ward

Son

Single

2

1879

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Kate

Ward

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Leigh, Lancashire, England

M Elth

Ward

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Leigh, Lancashire, England

John

Jones

Lodger

Single

42

1839

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Ann

Hindley

Lodger

Single

42

1839

Culcheth, Lancashire, England

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