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Household of Thomas Harper (born 1843, Worcestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Bromwich, 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 Harper and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Harper, born in 1843 in Stourbridge, Worcestershire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Harper, born in 1843 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England. They had 5 children; George H (born 1873 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England), Arthur T (born 1874 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England), Alice B S (born 1876 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England), Jessie M (born 1878 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England) and Margaret L (born 1879 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Visitor, Catherine (born 1854 in -) and Thomas's Servant, Esther (born 1851 in Bradley, Derbyshire, England).


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Thomas Harper's household

Male

Thomas

Harper

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Harper

Wife
Male

George H

Harper

Son
Male

Arthur T

Harper

Son
Female

Alice B S

Harper

Daughter
Female

Jessie M

Harper

Daughter
Female

Margaret L

Harper

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Bloxsom

Visitor
Female

Esther

Pallett

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Harper
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Harper

Head

Married

38

1843

Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England

Elizabeth

Harper

Wife

Married

38

1843

Dudley, Worcestershire, England

George H

Harper

Son

Single

8

1873

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Arthur T

Harper

Son

Single

7

1874

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Alice B S

Harper

Daughter

Single

5

1876

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Jessie M

Harper

Daughter

Single

3

1878

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Margaret L

Harper

Daughter

Single

2

1879

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Catherine

Bloxsom

Visitor

Single

27

1854

-

Esther

Pallett

Servant

Single

30

1851

Bradley, Derbyshire, England

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