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Household of Thomas Carter (born 1850, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Clitheroe, 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 Carter and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Carter, born in 1850 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Carter, born in 1849 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Fred William (born 1872 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Henry L (born 1875 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1880 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, James (born 1862 in Accrington, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Boarder, John T (born 1854 in Accrington, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Boarder, James (born 1831 in Ramsbottom, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Carter's household

Male

Thomas

Carter

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Carter

Wife
Male

Fred William

Carter

Son
Male

Henry L

Carter

Son
Male

James

Carter

Son
Male

James

Taylor

Boarder
Male

John T

Boothman

Boarder
Male

James

Unsworth

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Carter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Carter

Head

Married

31

1850

Preston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Carter

Wife

Married

32

1849

Preston, Lancashire, England

Fred William

Carter

Son

Single

9

1872

Preston, Lancashire, England

Henry L

Carter

Son

Single

6

1875

Preston, Lancashire, England

James

Carter

Son

Single

1

1880

Preston, Lancashire, England

James

Taylor

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Accrington, Lancashire, England

John T

Boothman

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Accrington, Lancashire, England

James

Unsworth

Boarder

Widower

50

1831

Ramsbottom, Lancashire, England

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