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Household of Thomas H Ness (born 1851, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, Devon, 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 H Ness and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas H Ness, born in 1851 in Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas H was the head of the household, married to Lucy Ness, born in 1848 in Spalding, Lincolnshire, England. They had 5 children; John R (born 1876 in Torquay, Devon, England), Henrietta N (born 1877 in Torquay, Devon, England), Margaret M (born 1878 in Torquay, Devon, England), Gertrude M (born 1879 in Torquay, Devon, England) and Lucy A (born 1881 in Torquay, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas H's Servant, George (born 1861 in Kingskerswell, Devon, England), Thomas H's Servant, Ellen (born 1859 in Ashburton, Devon, England) and Thomas H's Servant, Olive M (born 1867 in Brixham, Devon, England).


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Thomas H Ness's household

Male

Thomas H

Ness

Head
Female

Lucy

Ness

Wife
Male

John R

Ness

Son
Female

Henrietta N

Ness

Daughter
Female

Margaret M

Ness

Daughter
Female

Gertrude M

Ness

Daughter
Female

Lucy A

Ness

Daughter
Male

George

Balsdon

Servant
Female

Ellen

Ireland

Servant
Female

Olive M

Sherriff

Servant
First name(s) Thomas H
Last name Ness
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas H

Ness

Head

Married

30

1851

Yorkshire, England

Lucy

Ness

Wife

Married

33

1848

Spalding, Lincolnshire, England

John R

Ness

Son

Single

5

1876

Torquay, Devon, England

Henrietta N

Ness

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Torquay, Devon, England

Margaret M

Ness

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Torquay, Devon, England

Gertrude M

Ness

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Torquay, Devon, England

Lucy A

Ness

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Torquay, Devon, England

George

Balsdon

Servant

Single

20

1861

Kingskerswell, Devon, England

Ellen

Ireland

Servant

Single

22

1859

Ashburton, Devon, England

Olive M

Sherriff

Servant

Single

14

1867

Brixham, Devon, England

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