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Household of Thomas Derby (born 1833)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Derby, born in 1833 in , consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Catherine Derby, born in 1841 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1862 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England), John (born 1860 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England), Michael (born 1872 in Pilkington, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth A (born 1874 in Pilkington, Lancashire, England) and Christopher (born 1877 in Pilkington, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Stepson, Robert (born 1864 in Bury, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Boarder, Andrew (born 1843 in Ireland).


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Thomas Derby's household

Male

Thomas

Derby

Head
Female

Catherine

Derby

Wife
Female

Mary

Derby

Daughter
Male

John

Derby

Son
Male

Robert

Murphy

Stepson
Male

Michael

Derby

Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Derby

Daughter
Male

Christopher

Derby

Son
Male

Andrew

Allen

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Derby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Derby

Head

Married

48

1833

Ireland

Catherine

Derby

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Mary

Derby

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

John

Derby

Son

Single

21

1860

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Robert

Murphy

Stepson

Single

17

1864

Bury, Lancashire, England

Michael

Derby

Son

Single

9

1872

Pilkington, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Derby

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Pilkington, Lancashire, England

Christopher

Derby

Son

Single

4

1877

Pilkington, Lancashire, England

Andrew

Allen

Boarder

Single

38

1843

Ireland

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