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Household of Thomas Handley (born 1835, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 Handley and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Handley, born in 1835 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Handley, born in 1833 in Garstang, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1861 in Catterall, Lancashire, England), Stephen (born 1867 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Bridget (born 1870 in Catterall, Lancashire, England) and Lydia (born 1872 in Catterall, Lancashire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; William (born 1879 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Ann (born 1880 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Daughter In Law, Lucy Bee, born in 1858 in Preston, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Handley's household

Male

Thomas

Handley

Head
Female

Ellen

Handley

Wife
Male

Thomas

Handley

Son
Male

Stephen

Handley

Son
Female

Bridget

Handley

Daughter
Female

Lydia

Handley

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Bee

Daughter In Law
Male

William

Bee

Grand Son
Female

Ann

Bee

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Handley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Handley

Head

Married

46

1835

Preston, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Handley

Wife

Married

48

1833

Garstang, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Handley

Son

Single

20

1861

Catterall, Lancashire, England

Stephen

Handley

Son

Single

14

1867

Preston, Lancashire, England

Bridget

Handley

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Catterall, Lancashire, England

Lydia

Handley

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Catterall, Lancashire, England

Lucy

Bee

Daughter In Law

Married

23

1858

Preston, Lancashire, England

William

Bee

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Preston, Lancashire, England

Ann

Bee

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

Preston, Lancashire, England

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