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Household of Thomas Harrison (born 1811, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorley, 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 Harrison and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Harrison, born in 1811 in Bretherton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Bridget Harrison, born in 1821 in Bretherton, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; George (born 1846 in Bretherton, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1856 in Bretherton, Lancashire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; George (born 1877 in Bretherton, Lancashire, England) and Bridget (born 1881 in Hoole, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Daughter Visitor, Alice (born 1848 in Hoole, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Servant, John (born 1863 in Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Harrison's household

Male

Thomas

Harrison

Head
Female

Bridget

Harrison

Wife
Male

George

Harrison

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Harrison

Daughter
Male

George

Harrison

Grand Son
Female

Alice

Holt

Daughter Visitor
Female

Bridget

Holt

Grand Daughter
Male

John

Hall

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Harrison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Bretherton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Harrison

Head

Married

70

1811

Bretherton, Lancashire, England

Bridget

Harrison

Wife

Married

60

1821

Bretherton, Lancashire, England

George

Harrison

Son

Single

35

1846

Bretherton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Harrison

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Bretherton, Lancashire, England

George

Harrison

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Bretherton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Holt

Daughter Visitor

Married

33

1848

Hoole, Lancashire, England

Bridget

Holt

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Hoole, Lancashire, England

John

Hall

Servant

Single

18

1863

Lancashire, England

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