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Household of Thomas Midgley (born 1838, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnsley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Midgley and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Midgley, born in 1838 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Midgley, born in 1837 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Joseph (born 1862 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), Thomas (born 1866 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), Walter (born 1868 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), Sarah Ann (born 1871 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), Ernest (born 1873 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), Jane (born 1875 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England) and Harriet (born 1877 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Midgley's household

Male

Thomas

Midgley

Head
Female

Sarah

Midgley

Wife
Male

Joseph

Midgley

Son
Male

Thomas

Midgley

Son
Male

Walter

Midgley

Son
Female

Sarah Ann

Midgley

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Midgley

Son
Female

Jane

Midgley

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Midgley

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Midgley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Midgley

Head

Married

43

1838

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Midgley

Wife

Married

44

1837

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Midgley

Son

Single

19

1862

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Midgley

Son

Single

15

1866

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Midgley

Son

Single

13

1868

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Ann

Midgley

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Ernest

Midgley

Son

Single

8

1873

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Midgley

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Midgley

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

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