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Household of Thomas Speed (born 1823, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, 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 Speed and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Speed, born in 1823 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Charlotte Speed, born in 1833 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Thomas Jr (born 1861 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1864 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England), Ellen (born 1867 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England), Charles Richard (born 1871 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England) and John Oliver (born 1874 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Visitor, Charlotte Mason, born in 1808 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England.


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Thomas Speed's household

Male

Thomas

Speed

Head
Female

Charlotte

Speed

Wife
Male

Thomas Jr

Speed

Son
Male

William

Speed

Son
Female

Ellen

Speed

Daughter
Male

Charles Richard

Speed

Son
Male

John Oliver

Speed

Son
Female

Charlotte

Mason

Visitor
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Speed
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Speed

Head

Married

58

1823

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Charlotte

Speed

Wife

Married

48

1833

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Thomas Jr

Speed

Son

Single

20

1861

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

William

Speed

Son

Single

17

1864

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Speed

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Charles Richard

Speed

Son

Single

10

1871

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

John Oliver

Speed

Son

Single

7

1874

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Charlotte

Mason

Visitor

Widow

73

1808

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

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