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Household of Thomas Oakden (born 1840, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Oakden, born in 1840 in Rochdale, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Oakden, born in 1837 in Haslingden, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1869 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Mary Ellen (born 1871 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Robert Fred (born 1873 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and Harry Briggs (born 1876 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Sarah Ballard, born in 1850 in Herefordshire, England.


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Thomas Oakden's household

Male

Thomas

Oakden

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Oakden

Wife
Male

John

Oakden

Son
Female

Mary Ellen

Oakden

Daughter
Male

Robert Fred

Oakden

Son
Male

Harry Briggs

Oakden

Son
Female

Sarah

Ballard

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Oakden
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Oakden

Head

Married

41

1840

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Oakden

Wife

Married

44

1837

Haslingden, Lancashire, England

John

Oakden

Son

Single

12

1869

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Mary Ellen

Oakden

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Robert Fred

Oakden

Son

Single

8

1873

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Harry Briggs

Oakden

Son

Single

5

1876

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Ballard

Servant

Single

31

1850

Herefordshire, England

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