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Household of Thomas Scholes (born 1854, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Scholes, born in 1854 in Heywood, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Maria Scholes, born in 1858 in Shropshire, England. They had 1 child; Ellen, born 1880 in Heywood, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Edmund (born 1838 in Bamford, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Visitor, Sarah Ann (born 1856 in Shropshire, England), Thomas's Visitor, Elizabeth Ellen (born 1877 in Shropshire, England) and Thomas's Visitor, James Ed (born 1881 in Heywood, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Scholes's household

Male

Thomas

Scholes

Head
Female

Maria

Scholes

Wife
Female

Ellen

Scholes

Daughter
Male

Edmund

Scholes

Boarder
Female

Sarah Ann

Waywell

Visitor
Female

Elizabeth Ellen

Waywell

Visitor
Male

James Ed

Waywell

Visitor
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Scholes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Heywood, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Scholes

Head

Married

27

1854

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Maria

Scholes

Wife

Married

23

1858

Shropshire, England

Ellen

Scholes

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Edmund

Scholes

Boarder

Single

43

1838

Bamford, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ann

Waywell

Visitor

Married

25

1856

Shropshire, England

Elizabeth Ellen

Waywell

Visitor

Single

4

1877

Shropshire, England

James Ed

Waywell

Visitor

Single

0

1881

Heywood, Lancashire, England

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