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Household of Thomas Hardy (born 1853, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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 Hardy and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Hardy, born in 1853 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Hardy, born in 1854 in Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Sarah E (born 1875 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), John (born 1876 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1878 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1881 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Moth, Mary A Hardy, born in 1816 in Chester, Cheshire, England.


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Thomas Hardy's household

Male

Thomas

Hardy

Head
Female

Ellen

Hardy

Wife
Female

Sarah E

Hardy

Daughter
Male

John

Hardy

Son
Female

Annie

Hardy

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Hardy

Son
Female

Mary A

Hardy

Moth
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Hardy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Hardy

Head

Married

28

1853

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Hardy

Wife

Married

27

1854

Lancashire, England

Sarah E

Hardy

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Oldham, Lancashire, England

John

Hardy

Son

Single

5

1876

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Annie

Hardy

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Hardy

Son

Single

0

1881

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Hardy

Moth

Widow

65

1816

Chester, Cheshire, England

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