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Household of Thomas Houlden (born 1843, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 Houlden and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Houlden, born in 1843 in Dutton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Houlden, born in 1847 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1878 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Jane Ellen (born 1879 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, James (born 1858 in East Indies), Thomas's Boarder, Christopher (born 1853 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Thomas's Boarder, Elizabeth A (born 1856 in -) and Thomas's Boarder, William L (born 1881 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Houlden's household

Male

Thomas

Houlden

Head
Female

Margaret

Houlden

Wife
Female

Mary

Houlden

Daughter
Female

Jane Ellen

Houlden

Daughter
Male

James

Garvey

Boarder
Male

Christopher

Leigh

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth A

Leigh

Boarder
Male

William L

Leigh

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Houlden
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Dutton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Houlden

Head

Married

38

1843

Dutton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Houlden

Wife

Married

34

1847

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Mary

Houlden

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Jane Ellen

Houlden

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

James

Garvey

Boarder

Single

23

1858

East Indies

Christopher

Leigh

Boarder

Married

28

1853

Chester, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth A

Leigh

Boarder

Married

25

1856

-

William L

Leigh

Boarder

Single

0

1881

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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