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Household of Thomas Houghton (born 1835, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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 1835 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to William H Houghton, born in 1877 in Burnley, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; William H (born 1877 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Dora A (born 1868 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Ada A (born 1871 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Alice M (born 1875 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and Sarah J (born 1877 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Hannah (born 1862 in Kettlewell, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas's Servant, Mary (born 1857 in Burton, Yorkshire, England).
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Thomas Houghton's household
Thomas
Houghton
Head
William H
Houghton
Son
Dora A
Houghton
Daughter
Ada A
Houghton
Daughter
Alice M
Houghton
Daughter
Sarah J
Houghton
Daughter
Hannah
Brown
Servant
Mary
Rolland
Servant
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Houghton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 46 |
| Birth year | 1835 |
| Birth place | Blackburn, Lancashire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Houghton | Head | Married | 46 | 1835 | Blackburn, Lancashire, England | |
William H | Houghton | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Burnley, Lancashire, England | |
Dora A | Houghton | Daughter | Single | 13 | 1868 | Burnley, Lancashire, England | |
Ada A | Houghton | Daughter | Single | 10 | 1871 | Burnley, Lancashire, England | |
Alice M | Houghton | Daughter | Single | 6 | 1875 | Burnley, Lancashire, England | |
Sarah J | Houghton | Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Burnley, Lancashire, England | |
Hannah | Brown | Servant | Single | 19 | 1862 | Kettlewell, Yorkshire, England | |
Mary | Rolland | Servant | Single | 24 | 1857 | Burton, Yorkshire, England |
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