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Household of Thomas Houghton (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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 Houghton and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Houghton, born in 1842 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Houghton, born in 1845 in Redford, Nottinghamshire, England. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Harry (born 1871 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Ada (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), William G I (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Edward (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Lodger, Samuel (born 1814 in Lancashire, England), Thomas's Lodger, Absolom (born 1835 in Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Lodger, Edward (born 1858 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Houghton's household

Male

Thomas

Houghton

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Houghton

Wife
Male

Thomas

Houghton

Son
Male

Harry

Houghton

Son
Female

Ada

Houghton

Daughter
Male

William G I

Houghton

Son
Male

Edward

Houghton

Son
Male

Samuel

Howarth

Lodger
Male

Absolom

Chadwick

Lodger
Male

Edward

Smith

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Houghton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Houghton

Head

Married

39

1842

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Houghton

Wife

Married

36

1845

Redford, Nottinghamshire, England

Thomas

Houghton

Son

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Harry

Houghton

Son

Single

10

1871

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ada

Houghton

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William G I

Houghton

Son

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Edward

Houghton

Son

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Howarth

Lodger

Widower

67

1814

Lancashire, England

Absolom

Chadwick

Lodger

Single

46

1835

Lancashire, England

Edward

Smith

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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