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Household of Thomas Earnshaw (born 1840, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Huddersfield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Earnshaw and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Earnshaw, born in 1840 in Emley, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Martha Earnshaw, born in 1842 in Skelmanthorpe, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Mary E (born 1860 in Skelmanthorpe, Yorkshire, England), Phoebe (born 1868 in Skelmanthorpe, Yorkshire, England), Sarah A (born 1870 in Skelmanthorpe, Yorkshire, England), Matilda (born 1874 in Skelmanthorpe, Yorkshire, England), Eliza (born 1876 in Skelmanthorpe, Yorkshire, England), Thomas (born 1878 in Skelmanthorpe, Yorkshire, England) and Jane (born 1881 in Skelmanthorpe, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Niece, Martha A Earnshaw, born in 1880 in Skelmanthorpe, Yorkshire, England.


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Thomas Earnshaw's household

Male

Thomas

Earnshaw

Head
Female

Martha

Earnshaw

Wife
Female

Mary E

Earnshaw

Daughter
Female

Phoebe

Earnshaw

Daughter
Female

Sarah A

Earnshaw

Daughter
Female

Matilda

Earnshaw

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Earnshaw

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Earnshaw

Son
Female

Jane

Earnshaw

Daughter
Female

Martha A

Earnshaw

Niece
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Earnshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Emley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Earnshaw

Head

Married

41

1840

Emley, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Earnshaw

Wife

Married

39

1842

Skelmanthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Earnshaw

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Skelmanthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Phoebe

Earnshaw

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Skelmanthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Earnshaw

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Skelmanthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Matilda

Earnshaw

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Skelmanthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Earnshaw

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Skelmanthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Earnshaw

Son

Single

3

1878

Skelmanthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Earnshaw

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Skelmanthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Martha A

Earnshaw

Niece

Single

1

1880

Skelmanthorpe, Yorkshire, England

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