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Household of Thomas Schoefield (born 1848, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 Schoefield and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Schoefield, born in 1848 in Tockholes, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Hannah Schoefield, born in 1846 in Chorley, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; William Walter (born 1869 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), Mary Alice (born 1872 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), Christopher (born 1876 in Darwen, Lancashire, England) and Ernest (born 1877 in Darwen, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, John Thomas Ratcliffe, born in 1862 in Belmont, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Schoefield's household

Male

Thomas

Schoefield

Head
Female

Hannah

Schoefield

Wife
Male

William Walter

Schoefield

Son
Female

Mary Alice

Schoefield

Daughter
Male

Christopher

Schoefield

Son
Male

Ernest

Schoefield

Son
Male

John Thomas

Ratcliffe

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Schoefield
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Tockholes, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Schoefield

Head

Married

33

1848

Tockholes, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Schoefield

Wife

Married

35

1846

Chorley, Lancashire, England

William Walter

Schoefield

Son

Single

12

1869

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Mary Alice

Schoefield

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Christopher

Schoefield

Son

Single

5

1876

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Ernest

Schoefield

Son

Single

4

1877

Darwen, Lancashire, England

John Thomas

Ratcliffe

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Belmont, Lancashire, England

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