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Household of Thomas Occleshaw (born 1851, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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 Occleshaw and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Occleshaw, born in 1851 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Occleshaw, born in 1850 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Joseph (born 1871 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Edward (born 1874 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1877 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and John W (born 1879 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder Head, Elizabeth (born 1851 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Boarder, Anna (born 1871 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1874 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Occleshaw's household

Male

Thomas

Occleshaw

Head
Female

Margaret

Occleshaw

Wife
Male

Joseph

Occleshaw

Son
Male

Edward

Occleshaw

Son
Male

Richard

Occleshaw

Son
Male

John W

Occleshaw

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Wright

Boarder Head
Female

Anna

Wright

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

Wright

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Occleshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Occleshaw

Head

Married

30

1851

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Occleshaw

Wife

Married

31

1850

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Occleshaw

Son

Single

10

1871

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Edward

Occleshaw

Son

Single

7

1874

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Richard

Occleshaw

Son

Single

4

1877

Wigan, Lancashire, England

John W

Occleshaw

Son

Single

2

1879

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Wright

Boarder Head

-

30

1851

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Anna

Wright

Boarder

Single

10

1871

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Wright

Boarder

Single

7

1874

Wigan, Lancashire, England

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