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Household of Thomas Danks (born 1835, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dudley, Staffordshire, 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 Danks and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Danks, born in 1835 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Danks, born in 1837 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England. They had 7 children; Thomas (born 1863 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England), Edwin (born 1865 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England), Alfred (born 1868 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England), Frederick (born 1871 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England), Arthur (born 1873 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England), Ann (born 1878 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Phoebe (born 1852 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England) and Thomas's Nurse, Emma (born 1866 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England).


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Thomas Danks's household

Male

Thomas

Danks

Head
Female

Ellen

Danks

Wife
Male

Thomas

Danks

Son
Male

Edwin

Danks

Son
Male

Alfred

Danks

Son
Male

Frederick

Danks

Son
Male

Arthur

Danks

Son
Female

Ann

Danks

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Danks

Daughter
Female

Phoebe

Plevey

Servant
Female

Emma

Mason

Nurse
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Danks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Danks

Head

Married

46

1835

Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

Ellen

Danks

Wife

Married

44

1837

Dudley, Worcestershire, England

Thomas

Danks

Son

Single

18

1863

Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

Edwin

Danks

Son

Single

16

1865

Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

Alfred

Danks

Son

Single

13

1868

Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

Frederick

Danks

Son

Single

10

1871

Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

Arthur

Danks

Son

Single

8

1873

Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

Ann

Danks

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Danks

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

Phoebe

Plevey

Servant

-

29

1852

Dudley, Worcestershire, England

Emma

Mason

Nurse

Single

15

1866

Dudley, Worcestershire, England

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