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Household of Thomas Ferguson (born 1830, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Howden, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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 Ferguson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Ferguson, born in 1830 in Scaleby, Cumberland, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ann Ferguson, born in 1826 in Scaleby, Cumberland, England. They had 2 children; Helen (born 1856 in Scaleby, Cumberland, England) and Mary (born 1866 in Scaleby, Cumberland, England). They had 2 grandchildren; George (born 1877 in Scaleby, Yorkshire, England) and Polly (born 1872 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Sn, Joseph (born 1870 in Scaleby, Cumberland, England), Thomas's Servant, William (born 1859 in Lincoln, Middlesex, England), Thomas's Servant, John (born 1861 in York, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas's Servant, Frank (born 1857 in York, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Ferguson's household

Male

Thomas

Ferguson

Head
Female

Ann

Ferguson

Wife
Female

Helen

Ferguson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Ferguson

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Ferguson

Sn
Male

George

Ferguson

Grand Son
Female

Polly

Bains

Grand Daughter
Male

William

Tarbin

Servant
Male

John

Hearin

Servant
Male

Frank

Hearin

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Ferguson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Scaleby, Cumberland, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Ferguson

Head

Married

51

1830

Scaleby, Cumberland, England

Ann

Ferguson

Wife

Married

55

1826

Scaleby, Cumberland, England

Helen

Ferguson

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Scaleby, Cumberland, England

Mary

Ferguson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Scaleby, Cumberland, England

Joseph

Ferguson

Sn

Single

11

1870

Scaleby, Cumberland, England

George

Ferguson

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Scaleby, Yorkshire, England

Polly

Bains

Grand Daughter

Single

9

1872

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

William

Tarbin

Servant

Single

22

1859

Lincoln, Middlesex, England

John

Hearin

Servant

Single

20

1861

York, Yorkshire, England

Frank

Hearin

Servant

Single

24

1857

York, Yorkshire, England

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