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Household of Thomas Furness (born 1825, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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 Furness and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Furness, born in 1825 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Furness, born in 1833 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Sarah A (born 1860 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1862 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Mary E (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Emily (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Alfred (born 1862 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Boarder, William Hny (born 1862 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Furness's household

Male

Thomas

Furness

Head
Female

Sarah A

Furness

Wife
Female

Sarah A

Furness

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Furness

Son
Female

Mary E

Furness

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Massey

Boarder
Male

William Hny

Robinson

Boarder
Female

Emily

Furness

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Furness
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Furness

Head

Married

56

1825

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Furness

Wife

Married

48

1833

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Furness

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Furness

Son

Single

19

1862

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Furness

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Massey

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William Hny

Robinson

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Emily

Furness

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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