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Household of Thomas Prescot (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, 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 Prescot and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Prescot, born in 1847 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Martha Prescot, born in 1848 in Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; James (born 1869 in Lancashire, England), Grace (born 1871 in Kirkby, Lancashire, England), Ann (born 1873 in Kirkby, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1875 in Kirkby, Lancashire, England), Nancy Ellen (born 1877 in Kirkby, Lancashire, England) and Thomas Henry (born 1880 in Kirkby, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Joseph Dewhurst, born in 1861 in Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Prescot's household

Male

Thomas

Prescot

Head
Female

Martha

Prescot

Wife
Male

James

Prescot

Son
Female

Grace

Prescot

Daughter
Female

Ann

Prescot

Daughter
Female

Martha

Prescot

Daughter
Female

Nancy Ellen

Prescot

Daughter
Male

Thomas Henry

Prescot

Son
Male

Joseph

Dewhurst

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Prescot
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Prescot

Head

Married

34

1847

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Martha

Prescot

Wife

Married

33

1848

Lancashire, England

James

Prescot

Son

Single

12

1869

Lancashire, England

Grace

Prescot

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Kirkby, Lancashire, England

Ann

Prescot

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Kirkby, Lancashire, England

Martha

Prescot

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Kirkby, Lancashire, England

Nancy Ellen

Prescot

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Kirkby, Lancashire, England

Thomas Henry

Prescot

Son

Single

1

1880

Kirkby, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Dewhurst

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Lancashire, England

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