Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Thomas Need (born 1851, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Need and 8 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Need, born in 1851 in Handsworth, Staffordshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Lavinia Need, born in 1858 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. They had 2 children; Leah (born 1878 in Handsworth, Staffordshire, England) and Thomas (born 1880 in Handsworth, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Father In Law, Joseph (born 1830 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Thomas's Mother, Charlotte (born 1836 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Thomas's Brother In Law, Alfred (born 1863 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Thomas's Sister In Law, Amy (born 1865 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Thomas's Sister In Law, Florence (born 1869 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Thomas Need's household

Male

Thomas

Need

Head
Female

Lavinia

Need

Wife
Female

Leah

Need

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Need

Son
Male

Joseph

Marshall

Father In Law
Female

Charlotte

Marshall

Mother
Male

Alfred

Marshall

Brother In Law
Female

Amy

Marshall

Sister In Law
Female

Florence

Marshall

Sister In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Need
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Handsworth, Staffordshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Need

Head

Married

30

1851

Handsworth, Staffordshire, England

Lavinia

Need

Wife

Married

23

1858

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Leah

Need

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Handsworth, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Need

Son

Single

1

1880

Handsworth, Staffordshire, England

Joseph

Marshall

Father In Law

Married

51

1830

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Charlotte

Marshall

Mother

Married

45

1836

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Alfred

Marshall

Brother In Law

Single

18

1863

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Amy

Marshall

Sister In Law

Single

16

1865

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Florence

Marshall

Sister In Law

Single

12

1869

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Thomas Need in West Bromwich in 1881, and follow the Need family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Thomas Need

We’ve found Thomas Need in 51 family trees. Find out more about Thomas Need's household and view the Need family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census