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Household of Thomas Garstang (born 1842, 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 Garstang and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Garstang, born in 1842 in Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Garstang, born in 1843 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; George (born 1862 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1865 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1868 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), John (born 1870 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Alice (born 1874 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother, Elizabeth Garstang, born in 1821 in Leyland, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Garstang's household

Male

Thomas

Garstang

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Garstang

Wife
Male

George

Garstang

Son
Male

Henry

Garstang

Son
Female

Margaret

Garstang

Daughter
Male

John

Garstang

Son
Female

Alice

Garstang

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Garstang

Mother
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Garstang
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Garstang

Head

Married

39

1842

Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Garstang

Wife

Married

38

1843

Preston, Lancashire, England

George

Garstang

Son

Single

19

1862

Preston, Lancashire, England

Henry

Garstang

Son

Single

16

1865

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Garstang

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Bolton, Lancashire, England

John

Garstang

Son

Single

11

1870

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Garstang

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Garstang

Mother

Widow

60

1821

Leyland, Lancashire, England

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