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Household of Thomas Speight (born 1823, Staffordshire)

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 Speight and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Speight, born in 1823 in Bilston, Staffordshire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Phoebe Speight, born in 1827 in Shropshire, England. They had 1 grandchild; Thomas, born 1874 in Staffordshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Connor (born 1831 in Galway) and Thomas's Lodger, Michael (born 1851 in Ireland).


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Thomas Speight's household

Male

Thomas

Speight

Head
Female

Phoebe

Speight

Wife
Male

Thomas

Painter

Grand Son
Male

Connor

Lynes

Boarder
Male

Michael

Frane

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Speight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Speight

Head

Married

58

1823

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Phoebe

Speight

Wife

Married

54

1827

Shropshire, England

Thomas

Painter

Grand Son

Single

7

1874

Staffordshire, England

Connor

Lynes

Boarder

Widower

50

1831

Galway

Michael

Frane

Lodger

Single

30

1851

Ireland

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