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Household of Thomas Hand (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 Hand and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Hand, born in 1837 in Heaton Norris, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ruth Hand, born in 1838 in Stockport, Cheshire, England. They had 8 children; Alice (born 1860 in Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England), James B (born 1864 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), John W (born 1869 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1871 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Fred (born 1873 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Clara E (born 1875 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Hilda M (born 1878 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and George S (born 1880 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Hand's household

Male

Thomas

Hand

Head
Female

Ruth

Hand

Wife
Female

Alice

Hand

Daughter
Male

James B

Hand

Son
Male

John W

Hand

Son
Male

Thomas

Hand

Son
Male

Fred

Hand

Son
Female

Clara E

Hand

Daughter
Female

Hilda M

Hand

Daughter
Male

George S

Hand

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Hand
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Hand

Head

Married

44

1837

Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England

Ruth

Hand

Wife

Married

43

1838

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Alice

Hand

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England

James B

Hand

Son

Single

17

1864

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

John W

Hand

Son

Single

12

1869

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Hand

Son

Single

10

1871

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Fred

Hand

Son

Single

8

1873

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Clara E

Hand

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Hilda M

Hand

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

George S

Hand

Son

Single

1

1880

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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