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Household of Thomas Palmer (born 1841, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Palmer, born in 1841 in Sutton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Palmer, born in 1845 in Sutton, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; James (born 1867 in Peasley Cross, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1873 in Peasley Cross, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1875 in Peasley Cross, Lancashire, England) and Alice (born 1878 in Peasley Cross, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Lodger, Thomas (born 1862 in Peasley Cross, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Lodger, Henry (born 1865 in Peasley Cross, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Palmer's household

Male

Thomas

Palmer

Head
Female

Mary

Palmer

Wife
Male

James

Palmer

Son
Male

Thomas

Palmer

Son
Female

Annie

Palmer

Daughter
Female

Alice

Palmer

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Critchley

Lodger
Male

Henry

Critchley

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Palmer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Sutton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Palmer

Head

Married

40

1841

Sutton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Palmer

Wife

Married

36

1845

Sutton, Lancashire, England

James

Palmer

Son

Single

14

1867

Peasley Cross, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Palmer

Son

Single

8

1873

Peasley Cross, Lancashire, England

Annie

Palmer

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Peasley Cross, Lancashire, England

Alice

Palmer

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Peasley Cross, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Critchley

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Peasley Cross, Lancashire, England

Henry

Critchley

Lodger

Single

16

1865

Peasley Cross, Lancashire, England

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