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Household of Thomas Heaton (born 1831, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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 Heaton and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Heaton, born in 1831 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Martha Heaton, born in 1833 in Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1858 in Durham, England), Margaret (born 1863 in Durham, England), Martha (born 1866 in United States), John (born 1870 in Durham, England), James (born 1873 in Durham, England) and William (born 1859 in Standish, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Sarah Forrest, born in 1865 in St Helens, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Heaton's household

Male

Thomas

Heaton

Head
Female

Martha

Heaton

Wife
Male

Thomas

Heaton

Son
Female

Margaret

Heaton

Daughter
Female

Martha

Heaton

Daughter
Male

John

Heaton

Son
Male

James

Heaton

Son
Male

William

Heaton

Son
Female

Sarah

Forrest

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Heaton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Heaton

Head

Married

50

1831

Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Martha

Heaton

Wife

Married

48

1833

Lancashire, England

Thomas

Heaton

Son

Single

23

1858

Durham, England

Margaret

Heaton

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Durham, England

Martha

Heaton

Daughter

Single

15

1866

United States

John

Heaton

Son

Single

11

1870

Durham, England

James

Heaton

Son

Single

8

1873

Durham, England

William

Heaton

Son

Single

22

1859

Standish, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Forrest

Servant

Single

16

1865

St Helens, Lancashire, England

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