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Household of Thomas Raby (born 1850, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 Raby and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Raby, born in 1850 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Raby, born in 1853 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Mary Ann (born 1873 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Richard William (born 1879 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Lodger, Richard (born 1818 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Lodger, Nancy (born 1820 in Dent, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Raby's household

Male

Thomas

Raby

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Raby

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Raby

Daughter
Male

Richard William

Raby

Son
Male

Richard

Raby

Lodger
Female

Nancy

Raby

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Raby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Raby

Head

Married

31

1850

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Raby

Wife

Married

28

1853

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Raby

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Preston, Lancashire, England

Richard William

Raby

Son

Single

2

1879

Preston, Lancashire, England

Richard

Raby

Lodger

Married

63

1818

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Raby

Lodger

Married

61

1820

Dent, Yorkshire, England

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