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Household of Thomas Owen (born 1845, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Owen, born in 1845 in Leigh, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Owen, born in 1847 in Westleigh, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1876 in Westleigh, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1877 in Westleigh, Lancashire, England), Rosina (born 1879 in Westleigh, Lancashire, England) and Margaret (born 1881 in Westleigh, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Grand Mother, Sarah (born 1802 in Westleigh, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Servant, Esther (born 1867 in Westleigh, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Owen's household

Male

Thomas

Owen

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Owen

Wife
Female

Mary

Owen

Daughter
Female

Annie

Owen

Daughter
Female

Rosina

Owen

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Owen

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Owen

Grand Mother
Female

Esther

Lane

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Owen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Leigh, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Owen

Head

Married

36

1845

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Owen

Wife

Married

34

1847

Westleigh, Lancashire, England

Mary

Owen

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Westleigh, Lancashire, England

Annie

Owen

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Westleigh, Lancashire, England

Rosina

Owen

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Westleigh, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Owen

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Westleigh, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Owen

Grand Mother

Widow

79

1802

Westleigh, Lancashire, England

Esther

Lane

Servant

Single

14

1867

Westleigh, Lancashire, England

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