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Household of Thomas Pomfret (born 1825, 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 Pomfret and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Pomfret, born in 1825 in Bedford, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Maria Pomfret, born in 1826 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1855 in Bedford, Lancashire, England), Priscilla (born 1859 in Bedford, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1861 in Bedford, Lancashire, England), Agnes (born 1862 in Bedford, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1865 in Bedford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, Richard Wood, born in 1854 in Bedford, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Pomfret's household

Male

Thomas

Pomfret

Head
Female

Maria

Pomfret

Wife
Female

Margaret

Pomfret

Daughter
Female

Priscilla

Pomfret

Daughter
Female

Alice

Pomfret

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Pomfret

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Pomfret

Daughter
Male

Richard

Wood

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Pomfret
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Bedford, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Pomfret

Head

Married

56

1825

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Maria

Pomfret

Wife

Married

55

1826

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Pomfret

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Priscilla

Pomfret

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Alice

Pomfret

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Agnes

Pomfret

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Pomfret

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Richard

Wood

Lodger

Married

27

1854

Bedford, Lancashire, England

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