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Household of Thomas Doveston (born 1836, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Glanford Brigg, Lincolnshire, 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 Doveston and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Doveston, born in 1836 in Shropshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Eliza Doveston, born in 1848 in Suffolk, England. They had 3 children; Mary J (born 1870 in Lincoln, Middlesex, England), Lilly (born 1878 in Lincoln, Middlesex, England) and Rose (born 1880 in Lincoln, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, John (born 1830 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England) and Thomas's Boarder, Amy (born 1869 in Lincoln, Middlesex, England).


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Thomas Doveston's household

Male

Thomas

Doveston

Head
Female

Eliza

Doveston

Wife
Female

Mary J

Doveston

Daughter
Female

Lilly

Doveston

Daughter
Female

Rose

Doveston

Daughter
Male

John

Wright

Boarder
Female

Amy

Wright

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Doveston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Shropshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Doveston

Head

Married

45

1836

Shropshire, England

Eliza

Doveston

Wife

Married

33

1848

Suffolk, England

Mary J

Doveston

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Lincoln, Middlesex, England

Lilly

Doveston

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Lincoln, Middlesex, England

Rose

Doveston

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Lincoln, Middlesex, England

John

Wright

Boarder

Widower

51

1830

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Amy

Wright

Boarder

Single

12

1869

Lincoln, Middlesex, England

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