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Household of Thomas Lidster (born 1840, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Scarborough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North Riding), 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 Lidster and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Lidster, born in 1840 in Seamer, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Lidster, born in 1845 in Staxton, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1869 in Staxton, Yorkshire, England), Mary A (born 1872 in Staxton, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth A (born 1873 in Staxton, Yorkshire, England), Louisa (born 1876 in Staxton, Yorkshire, England) and Ada (born 1878 in Staxton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother, Elizabeth Sawdon, born in 1810 in Seamer, Yorkshire, England.


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Thomas Lidster's household

Male

Thomas

Lidster

Head
Female

Mary

Lidster

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Sawdon

Mother
Male

William

Lidster

Son
Female

Mary A

Lidster

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth A

Lidster

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Lidster

Daughter
Female

Ada

Lidster

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Lidster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Seamer, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Lidster

Head

Married

41

1840

Seamer, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Lidster

Wife

Married

36

1845

Staxton, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Sawdon

Mother

Widow

71

1810

Seamer, Yorkshire, England

William

Lidster

Son

Single

12

1869

Staxton, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Lidster

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Staxton, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth A

Lidster

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Staxton, Yorkshire, England

Louisa

Lidster

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Staxton, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Lidster

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Staxton, Yorkshire, England

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