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Household of Thomas Sands (born 1856, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Sands and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Sands, born in 1856 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Caroline Sands, born in 1859 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Annie E (born 1879 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Mary E (born 1881 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Joseph (born 1819 in Stoney Middleton, Derbyshire, England), Thomas's Boarder, William Hy (born 1863 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas's Sister, Eliza (born 1874 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Sands's household

Male

Thomas

Sands

Head
Female

Caroline

Sands

Wife
Female

Annie E

Sands

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Sands

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Walker

Boarder
Male

William Hy

Bennett

Boarder
Female

Eliza

Bennett

Sister
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Sands
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Sands

Head

Married

25

1856

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Caroline

Sands

Wife

Married

22

1859

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Annie E

Sands

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Sands

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Walker

Boarder

Widower

62

1819

Stoney Middleton, Derbyshire, England

William Hy

Bennett

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Bennett

Sister

Single

7

1874

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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