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Household of Thomas Sample (born 1837, Yorkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Sample, born in 1837 in Kirkbymoorside, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Sample, born in 1835 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; William (born 1852 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Mary A (born 1863 in Millington, Yorkshire, England), Thomas (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Bertha (born 1871 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Albert (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Frederick (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Sample's household

Male

Thomas

Sample

Head
Female

Ellen

Sample

Wife
Male

William

Sample

Son
Female

Mary A

Sample

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Sample

Son
Female

Bertha

Sample

Daughter
Male

Albert

Sample

Son
Male

John

Sample

Son
Male

Frederick

Sample

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Sample
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Kirkbymoorside, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Sample

Head

Married

44

1837

Kirkbymoorside, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Sample

Wife

Married

46

1835

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Sample

Son

Single

29

1852

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Sample

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Millington, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Sample

Son

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Bertha

Sample

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Albert

Sample

Son

Single

7

1874

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Sample

Son

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Frederick

Sample

Son

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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