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Household of Thomas Postlethwaite (born 1846, Lancashire)

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 Postlethwaite and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Postlethwaite, born in 1846 in Ulverston, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Postlethwaite, born in 1849 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1871 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England), Sarah (born 1873 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England), Thomas B (born 1875 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England), Jane (born 1877 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England), James R (born 1879 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England) and Herbert W (born 1881 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Mother, Jane (born 1811 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Visitor, Sarah (born 1821 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Postlethwaite's household

Male

Thomas

Postlethwaite

Head
Female

Margaret

Postlethwaite

Wife
Male

John

Postlethwaite

Son
Female

Sarah

Postlethwaite

Daughter
Male

Thomas B

Postlethwaite

Son
Female

Jane

Postlethwaite

Daughter
Male

James R

Postlethwaite

Son
Male

Herbert W

Postlethwaite

Son
Female

Jane

Postlethwaite

Mother
Female

Sarah

Bell

Visitor
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Postlethwaite
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Ulverston, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Postlethwaite

Head

Married

35

1846

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Postlethwaite

Wife

Married

32

1849

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

John

Postlethwaite

Son

Single

10

1871

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Postlethwaite

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Thomas B

Postlethwaite

Son

Single

6

1875

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Jane

Postlethwaite

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

James R

Postlethwaite

Son

Single

2

1879

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Herbert W

Postlethwaite

Son

Single

0

1881

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Jane

Postlethwaite

Mother

Widow

70

1811

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Bell

Visitor

Widow

60

1821

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

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