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Household of Thomas Prescott (born 1843, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, 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 Prescott and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Prescott, born in 1843 in Darnall, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary C Prescott, born in 1837 in Saughall, Cheshire, England. They had 3 children; Eliza C (born 1869 in Cheshire, England), Annie (born 1872 in Cheshire, England) and John (born 1874 in Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Visitor, Bessie (born 1868 in Tarvin, Cheshire, England), Thomas's Servant, John (born 1866 in Christleton, Cheshire, England) and Thomas's Servant, Michael (born 1863 in Ireland).


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Thomas Prescott's household

Male

Thomas

Prescott

Head
Female

Mary C

Prescott

Wife
Female

Eliza C

Prescott

Daughter
Female

Annie

Prescott

Daughter
Male

John

Prescott

Son
Female

Bessie

Becket

Visitor
Male

John

Fleet

Servant
Male

Michael

Mellett

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Prescott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Darnall, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Prescott

Head

Married

38

1843

Darnall, Cheshire, England

Mary C

Prescott

Wife

Married

44

1837

Saughall, Cheshire, England

Eliza C

Prescott

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Cheshire, England

Annie

Prescott

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Cheshire, England

John

Prescott

Son

Single

7

1874

Cheshire, England

Bessie

Becket

Visitor

Single

13

1868

Tarvin, Cheshire, England

John

Fleet

Servant

Single

15

1866

Christleton, Cheshire, England

Michael

Mellett

Servant

Single

18

1863

Ireland

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