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Household of Thomas Skelton (born 1839, Leicestershire)

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 Skelton and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Skelton, born in 1839 in Eaton, Leicestershire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Skelton, born in 1852 in Great Hucklow, Derbyshire, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1862 in Eaton, Leicestershire, England), Henry (born 1864 in Eaton, Leicestershire, England), Mary E (born 1871 in Great Hucklow, Derbyshire, England), Sarah A (born 1877 in Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England) and Elizabeth A (born 1880 in Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Skelton's household

Male

Thomas

Skelton

Head
Female

Mary

Skelton

Wife
Male

William

Skelton

Son
Male

Henry

Skelton

Son
Female

Mary E

Skelton

Daughter
Female

Sarah A

Skelton

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth A

Skelton

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Skelton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Eaton, Leicestershire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Skelton

Head

Married

42

1839

Eaton, Leicestershire, England

Mary

Skelton

Wife

Married

29

1852

Great Hucklow, Derbyshire, England

William

Skelton

Son

Single

19

1862

Eaton, Leicestershire, England

Henry

Skelton

Son

Single

17

1864

Eaton, Leicestershire, England

Mary E

Skelton

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Great Hucklow, Derbyshire, England

Sarah A

Skelton

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth A

Skelton

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England

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