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Household of Thomas Redshaw (born 1844, Durham)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Redshaw, born in 1844 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Redshaw, born in 1849 in Consett, Durham, England. They had 3 children; Jane (born 1868 in Consett, Durham, England), William (born 1874 in Consett, Durham, England) and Elizabeth (born 1876 in Consett, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Lodger, Stephen (born 1829 in Westbury, Wiltshire, England), Thomas's Lodger, Ellen (born 1844 in Penrith, Cumberland, England), Thomas's Lodger, Thomas (born 1878 in Consett, Durham, England) and Thomas's Niece, Elizabeth (born 1865 in Seaham Harbour, Durham, England).


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Thomas Redshaw's household

Male

Thomas

Redshaw

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Redshaw

Wife
Female

Jane

Redshaw

Daughter
Male

William

Redshaw

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Redshaw

Daughter
Male

Stephen

Downs

Lodger
Female

Ellen

Redshaw

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Redshaw

Lodger
Female

Elizabeth

Stewart

Niece
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Redshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Redshaw

Head

Married

37

1844

Sunderland, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Redshaw

Wife

Married

32

1849

Consett, Durham, England

Jane

Redshaw

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Consett, Durham, England

William

Redshaw

Son

Single

7

1874

Consett, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Redshaw

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Consett, Durham, England

Stephen

Downs

Lodger

Single

52

1829

Westbury, Wiltshire, England

Ellen

Redshaw

Lodger

Married

37

1844

Penrith, Cumberland, England

Thomas

Redshaw

Lodger

Single

3

1878

Consett, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Stewart

Niece

Single

16

1865

Seaham Harbour, Durham, England

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