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Household of Thomas Carter (born 1849, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Carter, born in 1849 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Alice Carter, born in 1846 in Leyland, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; James (born 1874 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1877 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Maria (born 1876 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Lodger Head, Fred (born 1847 in Belmont, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Lodger, Mary E (born 1854 in Leyland, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Carter's household

Male

Thomas

Carter

Head
Female

Alice

Carter

Wife
Male

James

Carter

Son
Female

Ellen

Carter

Daughter
Male

Fred

Ashton

Lodger Head
Female

Mary E

Ashton

Lodger
Female

Maria

Ashton

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Carter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Carter

Head

Married

32

1849

Preston, Lancashire, England

Alice

Carter

Wife

Married

35

1846

Leyland, Lancashire, England

James

Carter

Son

Single

7

1874

Preston, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Carter

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Preston, Lancashire, England

Fred

Ashton

Lodger Head

Married

34

1847

Belmont, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Ashton

Lodger

Married

27

1854

Leyland, Lancashire, England

Maria

Ashton

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Preston, Lancashire, England

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