Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Thomas Clegg (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, Lancashire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Clegg and 10 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Clegg, born in 1837 in Rossendale, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Clegg, born in 1835 in Longridge, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Mary Ann (born 1863 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), William (born 1864 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), James (born 1860 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1866 in Longridge, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth Ellen (born 1868 in Longridge, Lancashire, England), George (born 1873 in Longridge, Lancashire, England), Sarah Jane (born 1877 in Longridge, Lancashire, England) and Samuel (born 1879 in Longridge, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Visitor, James Sharples, born in 1855 in Stockport, Lancashire, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Thomas Clegg's household

Male

Thomas

Clegg

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Clegg

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Clegg

Daughter
Male

William

Clegg

Son
Male

James

Clegg

Son
Male

Robert

Clegg

Son
Female

Elizabeth Ellen

Clegg

Daughter
Male

George

Clegg

Son
Female

Sarah Jane

Clegg

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Clegg

Son
Male

James

Sharples

Visitor
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Clegg
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Rossendale, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Clegg

Head

Married

44

1837

Rossendale, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Clegg

Wife

Married

46

1835

Longridge, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Clegg

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

William

Clegg

Son

Single

17

1864

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

James

Clegg

Son

Single

21

1860

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Robert

Clegg

Son

Single

15

1866

Longridge, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Ellen

Clegg

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Longridge, Lancashire, England

George

Clegg

Son

Single

8

1873

Longridge, Lancashire, England

Sarah Jane

Clegg

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Longridge, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Clegg

Son

Single

2

1879

Longridge, Lancashire, England

James

Sharples

Visitor

Single

26

1855

Stockport, Lancashire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Thomas Clegg in Preston in 1881, and follow the Clegg family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Thomas Clegg

We’ve found Thomas Clegg in 75 family trees. Find out more about Thomas Clegg's household and view the Clegg family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census