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Household of Thomas Fearnley (born 1838, Cheshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Fearnley, born in 1838 in Cheshire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Fearnley, born in 1840 in Wath, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1865 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Lidia (born 1871 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England), Tom (born 1873 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England), Joseph (born 1876 in Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, England), Eliza (born 1878 in Kilnhurst, Yorkshire, England) and Arthur (born 1880 in Kilnhurst, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Stepson, William H (born 1861 in Wath, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas's Step Daughter, Sarah (born 1864 in Wath, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Fearnley's household

Male

Thomas

Fearnley

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Fearnley

Wife
Male

John

Fearnley

Son
Female

Lidia

Fearnley

Daughter
Male

Tom

Fearnley

Son
Male

Joseph

Fearnley

Son
Female

Eliza

Fearnley

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Fearnley

Son
Male

William H

Shaw

Stepson
Female

Sarah

Shaw

Step Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Fearnley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Cheshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Fearnley

Head

Married

43

1838

Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Fearnley

Wife

Married

41

1840

Wath, Yorkshire, England

John

Fearnley

Son

Single

16

1865

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Lidia

Fearnley

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Tom

Fearnley

Son

Single

8

1873

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Fearnley

Son

Single

5

1876

Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Fearnley

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Kilnhurst, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Fearnley

Son

Single

1

1880

Kilnhurst, Yorkshire, England

William H

Shaw

Stepson

Single

20

1861

Wath, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Shaw

Step Daughter

Single

17

1864

Wath, Yorkshire, England

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