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Household of Thomas Diggles (born 1795, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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 Diggles and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Diggles, born in 1795 in Salford, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 grandchildren; Elizabeth Ann (born 1857 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Hannah (born 1860 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Harriet (born 1865 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Lily (born 1867 in Salford, Lancashire, England) and Helen H (born 1878 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Daughter In Law, Elizabeth H (born 1838 in Salford, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Visitor, Herbert P (born 1860 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Diggles's household

Male

Thomas

Diggles

Head
Female

Elizabeth H

Abbott

Daughter In Law
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Abbott

Grand Daughter
Female

Hannah

Abbott

Grand Daughter
Female

Harriet

Abbott

Grand Daughter
Female

Lily

Abbott

Grand Daughter
Female

Helen H

Abbott

Grand Daughter
Male

Herbert P

Riley

Visitor
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Diggles
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 86
Birth year 1795
Birth place Salford, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Diggles

Head

Widower

86

1795

Salford, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth H

Abbott

Daughter In Law

Widow

43

1838

Salford, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Ann

Abbott

Grand Daughter

Single

24

1857

Salford, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Abbott

Grand Daughter

Single

21

1860

Salford, Lancashire, England

Harriet

Abbott

Grand Daughter

Single

16

1865

Salford, Lancashire, England

Lily

Abbott

Grand Daughter

Single

14

1867

Salford, Lancashire, England

Helen H

Abbott

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Herbert P

Riley

Visitor

Single

21

1860

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

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