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Household of Thomas Denton (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 Denton and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Denton, born in 1841 in Chorley, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Denton, born in 1843 in Chorley, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; William (born 1863 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Mercy (born 1866 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Ellen Ann (born 1868 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), John Thos (born 1870 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Adam (born 1873 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Mary G (born 1877 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Robert (born 1879 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Wifes Father, Robert Torkington, born in 1825 in Chorley, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Denton's household

Male

Thomas

Denton

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Denton

Wife
Male

William

Denton

Son
Female

Mercy

Denton

Daughter
Female

Ellen Ann

Denton

Daughter
Male

John Thos

Denton

Son
Male

Adam

Denton

Son
Female

Mary G

Denton

Daughter
Male

Robert

Denton

Son
Male

Robert

Torkington

Wifes Father
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Denton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Chorley, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Denton

Head

Married

40

1841

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Denton

Wife

Married

38

1843

Chorley, Lancashire, England

William

Denton

Son

Single

18

1863

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mercy

Denton

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Ellen Ann

Denton

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Bolton, Lancashire, England

John Thos

Denton

Son

Single

11

1870

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Adam

Denton

Son

Single

8

1873

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary G

Denton

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Robert

Denton

Son

Single

2

1879

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Robert

Torkington

Wifes Father

Widower

56

1825

Chorley, Lancashire, England

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