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Household of Thomas Houghton (born 1809, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Altrincham, 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 Houghton and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Houghton, born in 1809 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Houghton, born in 1819 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Sarah E (born 1847 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Fanny L (born 1853 in Stretford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Martha Firmstone, born in 1860 in Mount Pleasant, Staffordshire, England.


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Thomas Houghton's household

Male

Thomas

Houghton

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Houghton

Wife
Female

Sarah E

Houghton

Daughter
Female

Fanny L

Houghton

Daughter
Female

Martha

Firmstone

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Houghton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 72
Birth year 1809
Birth place Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Houghton

Head

Married

72

1809

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Houghton

Wife

Married

62

1819

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah E

Houghton

Daughter

Single

34

1847

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Fanny L

Houghton

Daughter

Single

28

1853

Stretford, Lancashire, England

Martha

Firmstone

Servant

Single

21

1860

Mount Pleasant, Staffordshire, England

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