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Household of Thomas Metcalfe (born 1841, Shropshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Metcalfe, born in 1841 in Blackburn, Shropshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Metcalfe, born in 1841 in Blackburn, Shropshire, England. They had 4 children; John Thos (born 1871 in Blackburn, Shropshire, England), Alice E (born 1874 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), William H (born 1876 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Florence (born 1879 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Jane Ann Leeming, born in 1856 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Metcalfe's household

Male

Thomas

Metcalfe

Head
Female

Mary

Metcalfe

Wife
Male

John Thos

Metcalfe

Son
Female

Alice E

Metcalfe

Daughter
Male

William H

Metcalfe

Son
Female

Florence

Metcalfe

Daughter
Female

Jane Ann

Leeming

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Metcalfe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Blackburn, Shropshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Metcalfe

Head

Married

40

1841

Blackburn, Shropshire, England

Mary

Metcalfe

Wife

Married

40

1841

Blackburn, Shropshire, England

John Thos

Metcalfe

Son

Single

10

1871

Blackburn, Shropshire, England

Alice E

Metcalfe

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

William H

Metcalfe

Son

Single

5

1876

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Florence

Metcalfe

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Jane Ann

Leeming

Servant

Single

25

1856

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

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