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Household of Thomas Massey (born 1803, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, 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 Massey and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Massey, born in 1803 in Chester, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Massey, born in 1812 in Hull, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Elizabeth (born 1853 in Chester, Cheshire, England) and George (born 1854 in Chester, Cheshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Mary A, born 1860 in Chester, Cheshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1860 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Thomas's Lodger, Richard T (born 1849 in Yorkshire, England), Thomas's Lodger, G A (born 1848 in Pembrokeshire, Wales) and Thomas's Lodger, John W (born 1839 in Chester, Cheshire, England).


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Thomas Massey's household

Male

Thomas

Massey

Head
Female

Mary

Massey

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Massey

Daughter
Male

George

Massey

Son
Female

Mary A

Suthen

Grand Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Bartlem

Servant
Male

Richard T

Stainforth

Lodger
Male

G A

Lockwood

Lodger
Male

John W

Bennett

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Massey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 78
Birth year 1803
Birth place Chester, Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Massey

Head

Married

78

1803

Chester, Cheshire, England

Mary

Massey

Wife

Married

69

1812

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Massey

Daughter

Single

28

1853

Chester, Cheshire, England

George

Massey

Son

Single

27

1854

Chester, Cheshire, England

Mary A

Suthen

Grand Daughter

Single

21

1860

Chester, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Bartlem

Servant

Single

21

1860

Chester, Cheshire, England

Richard T

Stainforth

Lodger

Single

32

1849

Yorkshire, England

G A

Lockwood

Lodger

Single

33

1848

Pembrokeshire, Wales

John W

Bennett

Lodger

Single

42

1839

Chester, Cheshire, England

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