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Household of Thomas Houghton (born 1844, Cheshire)

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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Houghton, born in 1844 in Hatton, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Harriet Houghton, born in 1850 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; William H (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Catherine E (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Samuel (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, John (born 1854 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England) and Thomas's Boarder, Walter (born 1828 in Brighton, Sussex, England).


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Thomas Houghton's household

Male

Thomas

Houghton

Head
Female

Harriet

Houghton

Wife
Male

William H

Houghton

Son
Female

Alice

Houghton

Daughter
Female

Catherine E

Houghton

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Houghton

Son
Male

John

Edwards

Boarder
Male

Walter

Birt

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

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Houghton

Head

Married

37

1844

Hatton, Cheshire, England

Harriet

Houghton

Wife

Married

31

1850

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William H

Houghton

Son

Single

7

1874

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Alice

Houghton

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Catherine E

Houghton

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Houghton

Son

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Edwards

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

Walter

Birt

Boarder

Widower

53

1828

Brighton, Sussex, England

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