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Household of Thomas Steele (born 1848, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, 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 Steele and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Steele, born in 1848 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sophia Steele, born in 1844 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Walter (born 1877 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1879 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Margaret (born 1867 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Boarder, Emily (born 1851 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Steele's household

Male

Thomas

Steele

Head
Female

Sophia

Steele

Wife
Male

Walter

Steele

Son
Male

Thomas

Steele

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Steele

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Kelly

Servant
Female

Emily

Lawson

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Steele
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Steele

Head

Married

33

1848

Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Sophia

Steele

Wife

Married

37

1844

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Steele

Son

Single

4

1877

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Steele

Son

Single

2

1879

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Steele

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Kelly

Servant

Single

14

1867

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Emily

Lawson

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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