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Household of Thomas Holcroft (born 1824, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 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 Holcroft and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Holcroft, born in 1824 in Bilston, Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Emma Holcroft, born in 1830 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Phoebe C (born 1856 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England), Frederick (born 1865 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England) and Ella M (born 1869 in Wednesfield, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Cook, Helen M (born 1855 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Thomas's Housemaid, Mary (born 1857 in Easington, Staffordshire, England).


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Thomas Holcroft's household

Male

Thomas

Holcroft

Head
Female

Emma

Holcroft

Wife
Female

Phoebe C

Holcroft

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Holcroft

Son
Female

Ella M

Holcroft

Daughter
Female

Helen M

Clarke

Cook
Female

Mary

Powell

Housemaid
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Holcroft
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Holcroft

Head

Married

57

1824

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Emma

Holcroft

Wife

Married

51

1830

London, Middlesex, England

Phoebe C

Holcroft

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Frederick

Holcroft

Son

Single

16

1865

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Ella M

Holcroft

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Wednesfield, Staffordshire, England

Helen M

Clarke

Cook

Single

26

1855

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Mary

Powell

Housemaid

Single

24

1857

Easington, Staffordshire, England

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