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Household of Thomas Olivant (born 1830, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, Durham, 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 Olivant and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Olivant, born in 1830 in Penrith, Cumberland, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Hannah Olivant, born in 1833 in Lanchester, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1865 in Lanchester, Durham, England), Robert (born 1869 in Lanchester, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1871 in Lanchester, Durham, England) and Thomas (born 1874 in Lanchester, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, James Brown, born in 1855 in Oxfordshire, England.


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Thomas Olivant's household

Male

Thomas

Olivant

Head
Female

Hannah

Olivant

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Olivant

Daughter
Male

Robert

Olivant

Son
Female

Margaret

Olivant

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Olivant

Son
Male

James

Brown

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Olivant
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Penrith, Cumberland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Olivant

Head

Married

51

1830

Penrith, Cumberland, England

Hannah

Olivant

Wife

Married

48

1833

Lanchester, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Olivant

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Lanchester, Durham, England

Robert

Olivant

Son

Single

12

1869

Lanchester, Durham, England

Margaret

Olivant

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Lanchester, Durham, England

Thomas

Olivant

Son

Single

7

1874

Lanchester, Durham, England

James

Brown

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Oxfordshire, England

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