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Household of Thomas Major (born 1838, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, 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 Major and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Major, born in 1838 in Pewsey, Wiltshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Lydia Major, born in 1841 in Ramsbury, Wiltshire, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1861 in Ramsbury, Wiltshire, England), Walter (born 1865 in Ramsbury, Wiltshire, England), Ann (born 1868 in Paddington, Middlesex, England), Mary (born 1872 in Paddington, Middlesex, England), Lydia (born 1876 in Paddington, Middlesex, England) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Paddington, Middlesex, England).


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Thomas Major's household

Male

Thomas

Major

Head
Female

Lydia

Major

Wife
Male

John

Major

Son
Male

Walter

Major

Son
Female

Ann

Major

Daughter
Female

Mary

Major

Daughter
Female

Lydia

Major

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Major

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Major
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Pewsey, Wiltshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Major

Head

Married

43

1838

Pewsey, Wiltshire, England

Lydia

Major

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ramsbury, Wiltshire, England

John

Major

Son

Single

20

1861

Ramsbury, Wiltshire, England

Walter

Major

Son

Single

16

1865

Ramsbury, Wiltshire, England

Ann

Major

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Mary

Major

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Lydia

Major

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Major

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Paddington, Middlesex, England

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