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Household of Thomas Handsaker (born 1832, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, 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 Handsaker and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Handsaker, born in 1832 in Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Handsaker, born in 1837 in Rosliston, Derbyshire, England. They had 5 children; Sarah (born 1863 in Burton, Staffordshire, England), Thomas (born 1865 in Burton, Staffordshire, England), James (born 1868 in Burton, Staffordshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1870 in Burton, Staffordshire, England) and Henry (born 1872 in Burton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Father In Law, James Durant, born in 1807 in Rosliston, Derbyshire, England.


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Thomas Handsaker's household

Male

Thomas

Handsaker

Head
Female

Sarah

Handsaker

Wife
Female

Sarah

Handsaker

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Handsaker

Son
Male

James

Handsaker

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Handsaker

Daughter
Male

Henry

Handsaker

Son
Male

James

Durant

Father In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Handsaker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Handsaker

Head

Married

49

1832

Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Handsaker

Wife

Married

44

1837

Rosliston, Derbyshire, England

Sarah

Handsaker

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Burton, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Handsaker

Son

Single

16

1865

Burton, Staffordshire, England

James

Handsaker

Son

Single

13

1868

Burton, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Handsaker

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Burton, Staffordshire, England

Henry

Handsaker

Son

Single

9

1872

Burton, Staffordshire, England

James

Durant

Father In Law

Widower

74

1807

Rosliston, Derbyshire, England

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