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Household of Thomas Oakley (born 1832, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 Oakley and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Oakley, born in 1832 in Stapleton, Shropshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Oakley, born in 1835 in Stapleton, Shropshire, England. They had 4 children; Thomas Alfred (born 1861 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England), Lizzie Ann (born 1865 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England), William (born 1869 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England) and Arthur Tim (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Lodger, George W (born 1848 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Lodger, Sarah Ann (born 1822 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England).


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Thomas Oakley's household

Male

Thomas

Oakley

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Oakley

Wife
Male

Thomas Alfred

Oakley

Son
Female

Lizzie Ann

Oakley

Daughter
Male

William

Oakley

Son
Male

Arthur Tim

Oakley

Son
Male

George W

Whittingham

Lodger
Female

Sarah Ann

Oldham

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Oakley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Stapleton, Shropshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Oakley

Head

Married

49

1832

Stapleton, Shropshire, England

Elizabeth

Oakley

Wife

Married

46

1835

Stapleton, Shropshire, England

Thomas Alfred

Oakley

Son

Single

20

1861

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

Lizzie Ann

Oakley

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

William

Oakley

Son

Single

12

1869

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

Arthur Tim

Oakley

Son

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

George W

Whittingham

Lodger

Single

33

1848

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ann

Oldham

Lodger

Single

59

1822

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

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