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Household of Thomas Prior (born 1816, Bedfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, 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 Prior and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Prior, born in 1816 in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Eliza Prior, born in 1827 in Warwickshire, England. They had 2 children; Henry W (born 1856 in Portsea, Hampshire, England) and Louise A (born 1864 in Portsea, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother In Law, Betsy Briggs, born in 1804 in Warwickshire, England.


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Thomas Prior's household

Male

Thomas

Prior

Head
Female

Eliza

Prior

Wife
Male

Henry W

Prior

Son
Female

Louise A

Prior

Daughter
Female

Betsy

Briggs

Mother In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Prior
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Prior

Head

Married

65

1816

Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England

Eliza

Prior

Wife

Married

54

1827

Warwickshire, England

Henry W

Prior

Son

Single

25

1856

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Louise A

Prior

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Betsy

Briggs

Mother In Law

Widow

77

1804

Warwickshire, England

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