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Household of Thomas Cape (born 1833, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 Cape and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Cape, born in 1833 in Alstonefield, Staffordshire, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Olive Cape, born in 1831 in Brassington, Derbyshire, England. They had 8 children; Olive (born 1854 in Derbyshire, England), George (born 1857 in Derbyshire, England), Thomas B (born 1859 in Mossley, Lancashire, England), Lucy (born 1863 in Mossley, Lancashire, England), John (born 1865 in Mossley, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1868 in Mossley, Lancashire, England), Sarah Jane (born 1871 in Mossley, Lancashire, England) and Mary Ellen (born 1873 in Mossley, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Annie, born 1881 in Mossley, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Cape's household

Male

Thomas

Cape

Head
Female

Olive

Cape

Wife
Female

Olive

Cape

Daughter
Male

George

Cape

Son
Male

Thomas B

Cape

Son
Female

Lucy

Cape

Daughter
Male

John

Cape

Son
Female

Martha

Cape

Daughter
Female

Sarah Jane

Cape

Daughter
Female

Mary Ellen

Cape

Daughter
Female

Annie

Cape

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Cape
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Alstonefield, Staffordshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Cape

Head

Married

48

1833

Alstonefield, Staffordshire, England

Olive

Cape

Wife

Married

50

1831

Brassington, Derbyshire, England

Olive

Cape

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Derbyshire, England

George

Cape

Son

Single

24

1857

Derbyshire, England

Thomas B

Cape

Son

Single

22

1859

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Lucy

Cape

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Mossley, Lancashire, England

John

Cape

Son

Single

16

1865

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Martha

Cape

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Sarah Jane

Cape

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Mary Ellen

Cape

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Annie

Cape

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Mossley, Lancashire, England

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