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Household of Thomas Hardy (born 1817, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Skirlaugh, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East Riding), 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 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Hardy, born in 1817 in Aldbrough, Yorkshire, consisted of 14 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary A Hardy, born in 1805 in Hull, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Mary A (born 1849 in Aldbrough, Yorkshire, England) and Jane (born 1844 in Aldbrough, Yorkshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Susan M, born 1876 in Hull, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Brother, John Y (born 1825 in Aldbrough, Yorkshire, England), Thomas's Visitor, James (born 1855 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas's Visitor, Edwin Arthur (born 1862 in Chatham, Kent, England), Thomas's Servant, Emily J (born 1864 in Hedon, Yorkshire, England), Thomas's Servant, Annie (born 1868 in Aldbrough, Yorkshire, England), Thomas's Servant, Edwin (born 1860 in Aldbrough, Yorkshire, England), Thomas's Servant, Charles (born 1858 in Lincolnshire, England), Thomas's Servant, George (born 1863 in Lincolnshire, England) and Thomas's Servant, John (born 1866 in Fitling, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Hardy's household

Male

Thomas

Hardy

Head
Female

Mary A

Hardy

Wife
Female

Mary A

Hardy

Daughter
Male

John Y

Hardy

Brother
Female

Jane

Campkin

Daughter
Female

Susan M

Campkin

Grand Daughter
Male

James

Halliday

Visitor
Male

Edwin Arthur

Laslett

Visitor
Female

Emily J

Clayton

Servant
Female

Annie

Scrowston

Servant
Male

Edwin

Sculpher

Servant
Male

Charles

Cowley

Servant
Male

George

Cowley

Servant
Male

John

Holmes

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Hardy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Aldbrough, Yorkshire, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Hardy

Head

Married

64

1817

Aldbrough, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Hardy

Wife

Married

76

1805

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Hardy

Daughter

Single

32

1849

Aldbrough, Yorkshire, England

John Y

Hardy

Brother

Single

56

1825

Aldbrough, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Campkin

Daughter

Widow

37

1844

Aldbrough, Yorkshire, England

Susan M

Campkin

Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

Hull, Yorkshire, England

James

Halliday

Visitor

Single

26

1855

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Edwin Arthur

Laslett

Visitor

Single

19

1862

Chatham, Kent, England

Emily J

Clayton

Servant

Single

17

1864

Hedon, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Scrowston

Servant

Single

13

1868

Aldbrough, Yorkshire, England

Edwin

Sculpher

Servant

Single

21

1860

Aldbrough, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Cowley

Servant

Single

23

1858

Lincolnshire, England

George

Cowley

Servant

Single

18

1863

Lincolnshire, England

John

Holmes

Servant

Single

15

1866

Fitling, Yorkshire, England

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