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Household of Thomas Perks (born 1854, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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 Perks and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Perks, born in 1854 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Emily Perks, born in 1859 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England. They had 2 children; George (born 1879 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Joanna (born 1881 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, Mark Thornton, born in 1816 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Perks's household

Male

Thomas

Perks

Head
Female

Emily

Perks

Wife
Male

George

Perks

Son
Female

Joanna

Perks

Daughter
Male

Mark

Thornton

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Perks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Perks

Head

Married

27

1854

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Emily

Perks

Wife

Married

22

1859

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

George

Perks

Son

Single

2

1879

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Joanna

Perks

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Mark

Thornton

Lodger

Married

65

1816

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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