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Household of Thomas Meadowcroft (born 1854, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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 Meadowcroft and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Meadowcroft, born in 1854 in Elton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary J Meadowcroft, born in 1852 in Elton, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Levi (born 1874 in Elton, Lancashire, England), Walter (born 1876 in Elton, Lancashire, England) and Fred (born 1878 in Elton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Mother, Nancy (born 1820 in Elton, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Lodger, David (born 1855 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Meadowcroft's household

Male

Thomas

Meadowcroft

Head
Female

Mary J

Meadowcroft

Wife
Male

Levi

Meadowcroft

Son
Male

Walter

Meadowcroft

Son
Male

Fred

Meadowcroft

Son
Female

Nancy

Meadowcroft

Mother
Male

David

Smethurst

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Meadowcroft
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Elton, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Meadowcroft

Head

Married

27

1854

Elton, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Meadowcroft

Wife

Married

29

1852

Elton, Lancashire, England

Levi

Meadowcroft

Son

Single

7

1874

Elton, Lancashire, England

Walter

Meadowcroft

Son

Single

5

1876

Elton, Lancashire, England

Fred

Meadowcroft

Son

Single

3

1878

Elton, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Meadowcroft

Mother

Widow

61

1820

Elton, Lancashire, England

David

Smethurst

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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