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Household of Thomas Ferguson (born 1856, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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 Ferguson and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Ferguson, born in 1856 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Ferguson, born in 1855 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Walter, born 1880 in Ince, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Thomas Walker, born in 1864 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England.


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Thomas Ferguson's household

Male

Thomas

Ferguson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Ferguson

Wife
Male

Walter

Ferguson

Son
Male

Thomas

Walker

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Ferguson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Ferguson

Head

Married

25

1856

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Ferguson

Wife

Married

26

1855

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Walter

Ferguson

Son

Single

1

1880

Ince, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Walker

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

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