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Household of Thomas Lister (born 1848, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Lister, born in 1848 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ada Jane Ann Lister, born in 1871 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Ada Jane Ann (born 1871 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Mary Elizth (born 1873 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Edward Leach (born 1876 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Herbert (born 1877 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Mary Ellen Bowker, born in 1864 in Ashton, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Lister's household

Male

Thomas

Lister

Head
Female

Ada Jane Ann

Lister

Daughter
Female

Mary Elizth

Lister

Daughter
Male

Edward Leach

Lister

Son
Male

Herbert

Lister

Son
Female

Mary Ellen

Bowker

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Lister
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Lister

Head

Married

33

1848

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Ada Jane Ann

Lister

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Mary Elizth

Lister

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Edward Leach

Lister

Son

Single

5

1876

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Herbert

Lister

Son

Single

4

1877

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Mary Ellen

Bowker

Servant

Single

17

1864

Ashton, Lancashire, England

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