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Household of Thomas Harrison (born 1814, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 Harrison and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Harrison, born in 1814 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Harrison, born in 1836 in Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Thomas (born 1864 in Stratford, Essex, England) and Thomas (born 1880 in Silvertown, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, James Armitage, born in 1851 in Plumstead, Kent, England.


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Thomas Harrison's household

Male

Thomas

Harrison

Head
Female

Margaret

Harrison

Wife
Female

Elisabeth

Armitage

Wife
Male

James

Armitage

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Harrison

Son
Male

Thomas

Armitage

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Harrison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Harrison

Head

Married

67

1814

Preston, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Harrison

Wife

Married

45

1836

Lancashire, England

Elisabeth

Armitage

Wife

Married

22

1859

Stratford, Essex, England

James

Armitage

Boarder

Married

30

1851

Plumstead, Kent, England

Thomas

Harrison

Son

Single

17

1864

Stratford, Essex, England

Thomas

Armitage

Son

Single

1

1880

Silvertown, Essex, England

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