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Household of Thomas Hands (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Saviour Southwark, London,Surrey, 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 Hands and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Hands, born in 1847 in Salford, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Emma Hands, born in 1850 in Westminster, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Henry J (born 1875 in Harlesden, Middlesex, England), Emma Mary (born 1877 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), Frederick E (born 1879 in Lambeth, Surrey, England) and Clara M (born 1881 in Lambeth, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Brother, John (born 1863 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Aunt, Clara M A (born 1816 in London, Middlesex, England).


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Thomas Hands's household

Male

Thomas

Hands

Head
Female

Emma

Hands

Wife
Male

Henry J

Hands

Son
Female

Emma Mary

Hands

Daughter
Male

Frederick E

Hands

Son
Female

Clara M

Hands

Daughter
Male

John

Hands

Brother
Female

Clara M A

Ravani

Aunt
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Hands
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Salford, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Hands

Head

Married

34

1847

Salford, Lancashire, England

Emma

Hands

Wife

Married

31

1850

Westminster, Middlesex, England

Henry J

Hands

Son

Single

6

1875

Harlesden, Middlesex, England

Emma Mary

Hands

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Frederick E

Hands

Son

Single

2

1879

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Clara M

Hands

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Lambeth, Surrey, England

John

Hands

Brother

Single

18

1863

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Clara M A

Ravani

Aunt

Widow

65

1816

London, Middlesex, England

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