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Household of Thomas Moffatt (born 1822, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Moffatt, born in 1822 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Ellen (born 1855 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and George (born 1862 in Manchester, Lancashire, England). He had 2 grandchildren; Margaret (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Sarah E (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Son In Law, John (born 1859 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Lodger, William (born 1861 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Moffatt's household

Male

Thomas

Moffatt

Head
Female

Ellen

Moffatt

Daughter
Male

George

Moffatt

Son
Female

Margaret

Moffatt

Grand Daughter
Female

Sarah E

Moffatt

Grand Daughter
Male

John

Jackson

Son In Law
Male

William

Austin

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Moffatt
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Moffatt

Head

Widower

59

1822

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Moffatt

Daughter

Married

26

1855

Manchester, Lancashire, England

George

Moffatt

Son

Single

19

1862

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Moffatt

Grand Daughter

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah E

Moffatt

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Jackson

Son In Law

Married

22

1859

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Austin

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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