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Household of Thomas Fothergill (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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 Fothergill and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Fothergill, born in 1841 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Fothergill, born in 1834 in Halliwell, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1863 in Chew Moor, Lancashire, England), Alfred (born 1865 in Chew Moor, Lancashire, England), William (born 1868 in Bury, Lancashire, England) and Polly (born 1877 in Radcliffe, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Fothergill's household

Male

Thomas

Fothergill

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Fothergill

Wife
Male

Thomas

Fothergill

Son
Male

Alfred

Fothergill

Son
Male

William

Fothergill

Son
Female

Polly

Fothergill

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Fothergill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Fothergill

Head

Married

40

1841

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Fothergill

Wife

Married

47

1834

Halliwell, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Fothergill

Son

Single

18

1863

Chew Moor, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Fothergill

Son

Single

16

1865

Chew Moor, Lancashire, England

William

Fothergill

Son

Single

13

1868

Bury, Lancashire, England

Polly

Fothergill

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Radcliffe, Lancashire, England

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