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Household of Thomas Lings (born 1820, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Altrincham, Cheshire, 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 Lings and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Lings, born in 1820 in Cheetham, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Eliza Lings, born in 1834 in Cheetham, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Elizabeth S (born 1849 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Arthur (born 1851 in Cheetham, Lancashire, England), Annie M (born 1861 in Broughton, Lancashire, England), Tom (born 1865 in Broughton, Lancashire, England), Blanche (born 1866 in Cheshire, England), May (born 1871 in Cheshire, England) and Florence (born 1873 in Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Jane (born 1856 in Montgomeryshire, Wales) and Thomas's Servant, Alice (born 1862 in High Legh, Cheshire, England).


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Thomas Lings's household

Male

Thomas

Lings

Head
Female

Eliza

Lings

Wife
Female

Elizabeth S

Lings

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Lings

Son
Female

Annie M

Lings

Daughter
Male

Tom

Lings

Son
Female

Blanche

Lings

Daughter
Female

May

Lings

Daughter
Female

Florence

Lings

Daughter
Female

Jane

Jones

Servant
Female

Alice

Massey

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Lings
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Cheetham, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Lings

Head

Married

61

1820

Cheetham, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Lings

Wife

Married

47

1834

Cheetham, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth S

Lings

Daughter

Single

32

1849

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Lings

Son

Single

30

1851

Cheetham, Lancashire, England

Annie M

Lings

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Broughton, Lancashire, England

Tom

Lings

Son

Single

16

1865

Broughton, Lancashire, England

Blanche

Lings

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Cheshire, England

May

Lings

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Cheshire, England

Florence

Lings

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Cheshire, England

Jane

Jones

Servant

Married

25

1856

Montgomeryshire, Wales

Alice

Massey

Servant

Single

19

1862

High Legh, Cheshire, England

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