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Household of Thomas Formstan (born 1841, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, Cheshire, 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 Formstan and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Formstan, born in 1841 in Tattenhall, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Formstan, born in 1848 in Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; Edwin (born 1868 in Cheshire, England), Joseph (born 1870 in Cheshire, England), Mary A (born 1875 in Cheshire, England) and Edith (born 1877 in Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, Mary Ann Green, born in 1834 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Formstan's household

Male

Thomas

Formstan

Head
Female

Mary

Formstan

Wife
Male

Edwin

Formstan

Son
Male

Joseph

Formstan

Son
Female

Mary A

Formstan

Daughter
Female

Edith

Formstan

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Green

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Formstan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Tattenhall, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Formstan

Head

Married

40

1841

Tattenhall, Cheshire, England

Mary

Formstan

Wife

Married

33

1848

Cheshire, England

Edwin

Formstan

Son

Single

13

1868

Cheshire, England

Joseph

Formstan

Son

Single

11

1870

Cheshire, England

Mary A

Formstan

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Cheshire, England

Edith

Formstan

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Cheshire, England

Mary Ann

Green

Lodger

Single

47

1834

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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