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Household of Thomas Pomfret (born 1850, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Pomfret, born in 1850 in Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Pomfret, born in 1855 in Clayton, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Sarah A (born 1875 in Bradford, Lancashire, England), John (born 1878 in Glazebury, Lancashire, England) and Richard (born 1881 in Glazebury, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Sister In Law, Elizabeth (born 1859 in Clayton, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Sister In Law, Jane (born 1863 in Clayton, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Pomfret's household

Male

Thomas

Pomfret

Head
Female

Mary

Pomfret

Wife
Female

Sarah A

Pomfret

Daughter
Male

John

Pomfret

Son
Male

Richard

Pomfret

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Heap

Sister In Law
Female

Jane

Heap

Sister In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Pomfret
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Pomfret

Head

Married

31

1850

Lancashire, England

Mary

Pomfret

Wife

Married

26

1855

Clayton, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Pomfret

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Bradford, Lancashire, England

John

Pomfret

Son

Single

3

1878

Glazebury, Lancashire, England

Richard

Pomfret

Son

Single

0

1881

Glazebury, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Heap

Sister In Law

Single

22

1859

Clayton, Lancashire, England

Jane

Heap

Sister In Law

Single

18

1863

Clayton, Lancashire, England

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