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Household of Thomas Hewitt (born 1844, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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 Hewitt and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Hewitt, born in 1844 in Farndon, Cheshire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Hewitt, born in 1854 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England. They had 2 children; Thomas (born 1873 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Sarah (born 1875 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Mother In Law, Elizabeth (born 1822 in Tadcaster, Yorkshire, England), Thomas's Boarder, Charles (born 1837 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Thomas's Boarder, Joseph (born 1851 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Thomas's Boarder, John (born 1839 in Rothwell, Yorkshire, England), Thomas's Lodger, George (born 1841 in Cheshire, England) and Thomas's Boarder, Philip (born 1855 in Wales).


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Thomas Hewitt's household

Male

Thomas

Hewitt

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Hewitt

Wife
Male

Thomas

Hewitt

Son
Female

Sarah

Hewitt

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Greenholy

Mother In Law
Male

Charles

Pawson

Boarder
Male

Joseph

Hogg

Boarder
Male

John

Hanforth

Boarder
Male

George

Ackley

Lodger
Male

Philip

Smith

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Hewitt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Farndon, Cheshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Hewitt

Head

Married

37

1844

Farndon, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Hewitt

Wife

Married

27

1854

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Hewitt

Son

Single

8

1873

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Hewitt

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Greenholy

Mother In Law

Widow

59

1822

Tadcaster, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Pawson

Boarder

Married

44

1837

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Hogg

Boarder

Married

30

1851

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

John

Hanforth

Boarder

Married

42

1839

Rothwell, Yorkshire, England

George

Ackley

Lodger

Widower

40

1841

Cheshire, England

Philip

Smith

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Wales

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