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Household of Thomas Hesketts (born 1828, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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 Hesketts and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Hesketts, born in 1828 in Cronton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Hesketts, born in 1833 in Cronton, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Phoebe (born 1856 in Cronton, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1867 in Cronton, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1870 in Cronton, Lancashire, England) and Hwd (born 1873 in Cronton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Jane Tomlinson, born in 1861 in Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Hesketts's household

Male

Thomas

Hesketts

Head
Female

Margaret

Hesketts

Wife
Female

Phoebe

Hesketts

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Hesketts

Daughter
Female

Martha

Hesketts

Daughter
Male

Hwd

Hesketts

Son
Female

Jane

Tomlinson

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Hesketts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Cronton, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Hesketts

Head

Married

53

1828

Cronton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Hesketts

Wife

Married

48

1833

Cronton, Lancashire, England

Phoebe

Hesketts

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Cronton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Hesketts

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Cronton, Lancashire, England

Martha

Hesketts

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Cronton, Lancashire, England

Hwd

Hesketts

Son

Single

8

1873

Cronton, Lancashire, England

Jane

Tomlinson

Servant

Single

20

1861

Lancashire, England

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