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Household of Thomas Collier (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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 Collier and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Collier, born in 1839 in Leigh, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Collier, born in 1836 in Ince, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1859 in Leigh, Lancashire, England), John (born 1863 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1874 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and George F (born 1877 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Lodger, Edward (born 1832 in Lancashire, England), Thomas's Lodger, Thomas (born 1849 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas's Lodger, Thomas (born 1858 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Collier's household

Male

Thomas

Collier

Head
Female

Ellen

Collier

Wife
Male

William

Collier

Son
Male

John

Collier

Son
Male

Thomas

Collier

Son
Male

George F

Collier

Son
Male

Edward

Dezas

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Hibbert

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Smith

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Collier
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Leigh, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Collier

Head

Married

42

1839

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Collier

Wife

Married

45

1836

Ince, Lancashire, England

William

Collier

Son

Single

22

1859

Leigh, Lancashire, England

John

Collier

Son

Single

18

1863

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Collier

Son

Single

7

1874

Wigan, Lancashire, England

George F

Collier

Son

Single

4

1877

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Edward

Dezas

Lodger

Single

49

1832

Lancashire, England

Thomas

Hibbert

Lodger

Married

32

1849

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Smith

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

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