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Household of Thomas Ireland (born 1833, 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 Ireland and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Ireland, born in 1833 in Lancaster, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Ireland, born in 1836 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; J T (born 1870 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England), M E (born 1872 in Preston, Lancashire, England), James (born 1873 in Preston, Lancashire, England), George (born 1877 in Preston, Lancashire, England), W R (born 1879 in Golborne, Lancashire, England), Charles (born 1879 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1881 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Step Daughter, Mary (born 1861 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Boarder Head, Ellen (born 1858 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Ireland's household

Male

Thomas

Ireland

Head
Female

Ellen

Ireland

Wife
Male

J T

Ireland

Son
Female

M E

Ireland

Daughter
Male

James

Ireland

Son
Male

George

Ireland

Son
Male

W R

Ireland

Son
Female

Mary

Holmes

Step Daughter
Female

Ellen

Harrison

Boarder Head
Male

Charles

Harrison

Son
Male

John

Harrison

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Ireland
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Ireland

Head

Married

48

1833

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Ireland

Wife

Married

45

1836

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

J T

Ireland

Son

Single

11

1870

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

M E

Ireland

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Preston, Lancashire, England

James

Ireland

Son

Single

8

1873

Preston, Lancashire, England

George

Ireland

Son

Single

4

1877

Preston, Lancashire, England

W R

Ireland

Son

Single

2

1879

Golborne, Lancashire, England

Mary

Holmes

Step Daughter

Single

20

1861

Preston, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Harrison

Boarder Head

Married

23

1858

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Charles

Harrison

Son

Single

2

1879

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

John

Harrison

Son

Single

0

1881

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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