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Household of Thomas Newsham (born 1845, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 Newsham and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Newsham, born in 1845 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary A Newsham, born in 1847 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Charles (born 1867 in Preston, Lancashire, England), William (born 1869 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1870 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1872 in Preston, Lancashire, England), John (born 1874 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Lawrence (born 1876 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1879 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, Elizabeth Bailey, born in 1849 in Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Newsham's household

Male

Thomas

Newsham

Head
Female

Mary A

Newsham

Wife
Male

Charles

Newsham

Son
Male

William

Newsham

Son
Male

Thomas

Newsham

Son
Male

Robert

Newsham

Son
Male

John

Newsham

Son
Male

Lawrence

Newsham

Son
Male

James

Newsham

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Bailey

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Newsham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Newsham

Head

Married

36

1845

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Newsham

Wife

Married

34

1847

Preston, Lancashire, England

Charles

Newsham

Son

Single

14

1867

Preston, Lancashire, England

William

Newsham

Son

Single

12

1869

Preston, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Newsham

Son

Single

11

1870

Preston, Lancashire, England

Robert

Newsham

Son

Single

9

1872

Preston, Lancashire, England

John

Newsham

Son

Single

7

1874

Preston, Lancashire, England

Lawrence

Newsham

Son

Single

5

1876

Preston, Lancashire, England

James

Newsham

Son

Single

2

1879

Preston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Bailey

Lodger

Single

32

1849

Lancashire, England

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