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Household of Thomas Pennington (born 1817, 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 Pennington and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Pennington, born in 1817 in Pemberton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Pennington, born in 1820 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Richard (born 1855 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Mary J (born 1859 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England) and Rachel (born 1861 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, John B (born 1853 in Somerset, England) and Thomas's Servant, Mary E (born 1862 in Upholland, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Pennington's household

Male

Thomas

Pennington

Head
Female

Jane

Pennington

Wife
Male

Richard

Pennington

Son
Female

Mary J

Pennington

Daughter
Female

Rachel

Pennington

Daughter
Male

John B

Mulling

Servant
Female

Mary E

Abbott

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Pennington
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Pennington

Head

Married

64

1817

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Jane

Pennington

Wife

Married

61

1820

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Richard

Pennington

Son

Single

26

1855

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Pennington

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Rachel

Pennington

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

John B

Mulling

Servant

Widower

28

1853

Somerset, England

Mary E

Abbott

Servant

Single

19

1862

Upholland, Lancashire, England

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