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Household of Thomas Main (born 1842, Leicestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birmingham, Warwickshire, 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 Main and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Main, born in 1842 in Leicester, Leicestershire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Henrietta Main, born in 1841 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England. They had 4 children; Louisa M (born 1864 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), Thomas H (born 1866 in St Pancras, Warwickshire, England), Hannah A (born 1870 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and Eliza M (born 1872 in Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Henry (born 1858 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England) and Thomas's Boarder, John (born 1856 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland).


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Thomas Main's household

Male

Thomas

Main

Head
Female

Henrietta

Main

Wife
Female

Louisa M

Main

Daughter
Male

Thomas H

Main

Son
Female

Hannah A

Main

Daughter
Female

Eliza M

Main

Daughter
Male

Henry

Vokins

Boarder
Male

John

Branston

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Main
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Main

Head

Married

39

1842

Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Henrietta

Main

Wife

Married

40

1841

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Louisa M

Main

Daughter

Single

17

1864

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Thomas H

Main

Son

Single

15

1866

St Pancras, Warwickshire, England

Hannah A

Main

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Islington, Middlesex, England

Eliza M

Main

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Glamorganshire, Wales

Henry

Vokins

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

John

Branston

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

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