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Household of Thomas Penketh (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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 Penketh and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Penketh, born in 1840 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Catherine Penketh, born in 1842 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Albert (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Austin (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Thomas (born 1845 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Servant, Mary (born 1850 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Penketh's household

Male

Thomas

Penketh

Head
Female

Catherine

Penketh

Wife
Male

Thomas

Penketh

Son
Male

Albert

Penketh

Son
Male

Austin

Penketh

Son
Male

Thomas

Kelly

Servant
Female

Mary

Kelly

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Penketh
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Penketh

Head

Married

41

1840

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Penketh

Wife

Married

39

1842

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Penketh

Son

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Albert

Penketh

Son

Single

3

1878

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Austin

Penketh

Son

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Kelly

Servant

Single

36

1845

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Kelly

Servant

Single

31

1850

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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