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Household of Thomas Milnes (born 1846, Derbyshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Croydon, Surrey, 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 Milnes and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Milnes, born in 1846 in Brimington, Derbyshire, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Lydia Milnes, born in 1849 in Ashover, Derbyshire, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1869 in Clay Cross, Derbyshire, England), Florence (born 1874 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and John Wm (born 1873 in Lewisham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Lodger, John (born 1823 in Lewisham, Kent, England), Thomas's Lodger Wife, Caroline (born 1834 in Reigate, Surrey, England), Thomas's Boarder, Nelly (born 1853 in Cheam, Surrey, England), Thomas's Boarder Daughter, Nelly (born 1880 in Reading, Berkshire, England), Thomas's Boarder Son, Fredrick Geo (born 1881 in Croydon, Surrey, England) and Thomas's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1846 in City of London, Middlesex, England).


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Thomas Milnes's household

Male

Thomas

Milnes

Head
Female

Lydia

Milnes

Wife
Male

William

Milnes

Son
Female

Florence

Milnes

Daughter
Male

John

Penney

Lodger
Female

Caroline

Penney

Lodger Wife
Male

John Wm

Penney

Son
Female

Nelly

Edwards

Boarder
Female

Nelly

Edwards

Boarder Daughter
Male

Fredrick Geo

Edwards

Boarder Son
Female

Elizabeth

Willmott

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Milnes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Brimington, Derbyshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Milnes

Head

Married

35

1846

Brimington, Derbyshire, England

Lydia

Milnes

Wife

Married

32

1849

Ashover, Derbyshire, England

William

Milnes

Son

Single

12

1869

Clay Cross, Derbyshire, England

Florence

Milnes

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

John

Penney

Lodger

Married

58

1823

Lewisham, Kent, England

Caroline

Penney

Lodger Wife

Married

47

1834

Reigate, Surrey, England

John Wm

Penney

Son

Single

8

1873

Lewisham, Kent, England

Nelly

Edwards

Boarder

Married

28

1853

Cheam, Surrey, England

Nelly

Edwards

Boarder Daughter

Single

1

1880

Reading, Berkshire, England

Fredrick Geo

Edwards

Boarder Son

Single

0

1881

Croydon, Surrey, England

Elizabeth

Willmott

Boarder

Widow

35

1846

City of London, Middlesex, England

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