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Household of Thomas Speed (born 1804, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, Cheshire, 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 Speed and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Speed, born in 1804 in Chester, Cheshire, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Speed, born in 1815 in Chester, Cheshire, England. They had 3 children; Mary A (born 1851 in Chester, Cheshire, England), William (born 1853 in Chester, Cheshire, England) and Thomas (born 1859 in Chester, Cheshire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Mary A (born 1873 in Chester, Cheshire, England) and William (born 1875 in Chester, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Lodger, John (born 1849 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Thomas's Lodger, Mary A (born 1849 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Thomas's Lodger, William (born 1854 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Lodger, John (born 1858 in Congleton, Cheshire, England).


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Thomas Speed's household

Male

Thomas

Speed

Head
Female

Ellen

Speed

Wife
Female

Mary A

Speed

Daughter
Male

William

Speed

Son
Male

Thomas

Speed

Son
Female

Mary A

Speed

Grand Daughter
Male

William

Speed

Grand Son
Male

John

Malt

Lodger
Female

Mary A

Malt

Lodger
Male

William

Kelley

Lodger
Male

John

Sharratt

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Speed
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 77
Birth year 1804
Birth place Chester, Cheshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Speed

Head

Married

77

1804

Chester, Cheshire, England

Ellen

Speed

Wife

Married

66

1815

Chester, Cheshire, England

Mary A

Speed

Daughter

Single

30

1851

Chester, Cheshire, England

William

Speed

Son

Single

28

1853

Chester, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Speed

Son

Single

22

1859

Chester, Cheshire, England

Mary A

Speed

Grand Daughter

Single

8

1873

Chester, Cheshire, England

William

Speed

Grand Son

Single

6

1875

Chester, Cheshire, England

John

Malt

Lodger

Married

32

1849

Chester, Cheshire, England

Mary A

Malt

Lodger

Married

32

1849

Chester, Cheshire, England

William

Kelley

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Sharratt

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Congleton, Cheshire, England

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