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Household of Thomas Mottershead (born 1853, Cheshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Mottershead, born in 1853 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Mottershead, born in 1853 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1876 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), Frederick (born 1877 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), Rachel (born 1878 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England) and Charlotte (born 1880 in Salford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother In Law, Rachel Bailey, born in 1819 in Ireland.


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Thomas Mottershead's household

Male

Thomas

Mottershead

Head
Female

Jane

Mottershead

Wife
Male

Thomas

Mottershead

Son
Male

Frederick

Mottershead

Son
Female

Rachel

Mottershead

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Mottershead

Daughter
Female

Rachel

Bailey

Mother In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Mottershead
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Mottershead

Head

Married

28

1853

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Jane

Mottershead

Wife

Married

28

1853

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Mottershead

Son

Single

5

1876

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Frederick

Mottershead

Son

Single

4

1877

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Rachel

Mottershead

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Charlotte

Mottershead

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Salford, Lancashire, England

Rachel

Bailey

Mother In Law

Widow

62

1819

Ireland

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