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Household of Thomas Butcher (born 1840, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,Kent, 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 Butcher and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Butcher, born in 1840 in Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Butcher, born in 1839 in Middlesex, England. They had 6 children; Martha (born 1862 in Middlesex, England), William (born 1868 in Kent, England), Emily (born 1870 in Kent, England), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Kent, England), Alice (born 1877 in Kent, England) and George (born 1879 in Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, John Edwards, born in 1831 in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England.


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Thomas Butcher's household

Male

Thomas

Butcher

Head
Female

Mary

Butcher

Wife
Female

Martha

Butcher

Daughter
Male

William

Butcher

Son
Female

Emily

Butcher

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Butcher

Daughter
Female

Alice

Butcher

Daughter
Male

George

Butcher

Son
Male

John

Edwards

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Butcher
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Butcher

Head

Married

41

1840

Middlesex, England

Mary

Butcher

Wife

Married

42

1839

Middlesex, England

Martha

Butcher

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Middlesex, England

William

Butcher

Son

Single

13

1868

Kent, England

Emily

Butcher

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Kent, England

Elizabeth

Butcher

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Kent, England

Alice

Butcher

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Kent, England

George

Butcher

Son

Single

2

1879

Kent, England

John

Edwards

Lodger

Single

50

1831

Hertford, Hertfordshire, England

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