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Household of Thomas Norton (born 1843)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Norton and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Norton, born in 1843 in , consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Catherine Norton, born in 1849 in Ireland. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1870 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England) and Ann E (born 1872 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Lodger Head, John (born 1852 in Ireland), Thomas's Lodger Wife, Ellen (born 1855 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Thomas's Lodger Daughter, Margaret A (born 1880 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas's Visitor, Thomas (born 1861 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Norton's household

Male

Thomas

Norton

Head
Female

Catherine

Norton

Wife
Female

Mary

Norton

Daughter
Female

Ann E

Norton

Daughter
Male

John

Brislen

Lodger Head
Female

Ellen

Brislen

Lodger Wife
Female

Margaret A

Brislen

Lodger Daughter
Male

Thomas

Jennings

Visitor
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Norton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Norton

Head

Married

38

1843

Ireland

Catherine

Norton

Wife

Married

32

1849

Ireland

Mary

Norton

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Ann E

Norton

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

John

Brislen

Lodger Head

Married

29

1852

Ireland

Ellen

Brislen

Lodger Wife

Married

26

1855

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Margaret A

Brislen

Lodger Daughter

Single

1

1880

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Jennings

Visitor

Single

20

1861

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

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