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Household of Thomas Lancashire (born 1814, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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 Lancashire and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Lancashire, born in 1814 in Failsworth, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Smith (born 1842 in Bedford, Lancashire, England) and Hugh J (born 1849 in Bedford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Sister In Law, Ann (born 1813 in Bedford, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Servant, Mary (born 1855 in Hammer, Shropshire, England) and Thomas's Servant, Eliza (born 1860 in Malpas, Cheshire, England).


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Thomas Lancashire's household

Male

Thomas

Lancashire

Head
Male

Smith

Lancashire

Son
Male

Hugh J

Lancashire

Son
Female

Ann

Smith

Sister In Law
Female

Mary

Groome

Servant
Female

Eliza

Chesworth

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Lancashire
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Failsworth, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Lancashire

Head

Widower

67

1814

Failsworth, Lancashire, England

Smith

Lancashire

Son

Single

39

1842

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Hugh J

Lancashire

Son

Single

32

1849

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Ann

Smith

Sister In Law

Single

68

1813

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Mary

Groome

Servant

Single

26

1855

Hammer, Shropshire, England

Eliza

Chesworth

Servant

Single

21

1860

Malpas, Cheshire, England

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