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Household of Thomas Harper (born 1843, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Aston, Warwickshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Harper, born in 1843 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Fanny Harper, born in 1844 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. They had 4 children; Fanny M (born 1867 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Ellen G (born 1870 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Ernest E (born 1871 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Jessie A (born 1874 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother In Law, Phoebe Hobson, born in 1802 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.


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Thomas Harper's household

Male

Thomas

Harper

Head
Female

Fanny

Harper

Wife
Female

Fanny M

Harper

Daughter
Female

Ellen G

Harper

Daughter
Male

Ernest E

Harper

Son
Female

Jessie A

Harper

Daughter
Female

Phoebe

Hobson

Mother In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Harper
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Harper

Head

Married

38

1843

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Fanny

Harper

Wife

Married

37

1844

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Fanny M

Harper

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Ellen G

Harper

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Ernest E

Harper

Son

Single

10

1871

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Jessie A

Harper

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Phoebe

Hobson

Mother In Law

Widow

79

1802

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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