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Household of Thomas Butler (born 1840, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Truro, Cornwall, 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 Butler and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Butler, born in 1840 in Bodmin, Cornwall, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Martha Butler, born in 1844 in Mevagissey, Cornwall, England. They had 8 children; Alfred (born 1866 in Torpoint, Cornwall, England), Edwin (born 1868 in Landrake, Cornwall, England), Samuel (born 1871 in Landrake, Cornwall, England), Rosa (born 1873 in Landrake, Cornwall, England), Charles (born 1875 in Anthony, Cornwall, England), Lillie (born 1877 in Pelynt, Cornwall, England), Violet M (born 1879 in Tregony, Cornwall, England) and Emma (born 1881 in Tregony, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother In Law, Jane Wright, born in 1819 in Mevagissey, Cornwall, England.


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Thomas Butler's household

Male

Thomas

Butler

Head
Female

Martha

Butler

Wife
Male

Alfred

Butler

Son
Male

Edwin

Butler

Son
Male

Samuel

Butler

Son
Female

Rosa

Butler

Daughter
Male

Charles

Butler

Son
Female

Lillie

Butler

Daughter
Female

Violet M

Butler

Daughter
Female

Emma

Butler

Daughter
Female

Jane

Wright

Mother In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Butler
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Bodmin, Cornwall, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Butler

Head

Married

41

1840

Bodmin, Cornwall, England

Martha

Butler

Wife

Married

37

1844

Mevagissey, Cornwall, England

Alfred

Butler

Son

Single

15

1866

Torpoint, Cornwall, England

Edwin

Butler

Son

Single

13

1868

Landrake, Cornwall, England

Samuel

Butler

Son

Single

10

1871

Landrake, Cornwall, England

Rosa

Butler

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Landrake, Cornwall, England

Charles

Butler

Son

Single

6

1875

Anthony, Cornwall, England

Lillie

Butler

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Pelynt, Cornwall, England

Violet M

Butler

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Tregony, Cornwall, England

Emma

Butler

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Tregony, Cornwall, England

Jane

Wright

Mother In Law

Widow

62

1819

Mevagissey, Cornwall, England

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