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Household of Thomas Southwell (born 1839, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Southwell, born in 1839 in Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Catherine Southwell, born in 1841 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; William Whitehead (born 1862 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1867 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), Benjamin (born 1869 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), Mary Ann (born 1874 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) and Grace (born 1875 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Southwell's household

Male

Thomas

Southwell

Head
Female

Catherine

Southwell

Wife
Male

William Whitehead

Southwell

Son
Male

John

Southwell

Son
Male

Benjamin

Southwell

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Southwell

Daughter
Female

Grace

Southwell

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

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Southwell

Head

Married

42

1839

Lancashire, England

Catherine

Southwell

Wife

Married

40

1841

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

William Whitehead

Southwell

Son

Single

19

1862

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

John

Southwell

Son

Single

14

1867

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Benjamin

Southwell

Son

Single

12

1869

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Southwell

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Grace

Southwell

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

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