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Household of Thomas Stephenson (born 1845, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lancaster, 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 Stephenson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Stephenson, born in 1845 in Carnforth, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to John Stephenson, born in 1847 in Carnforth, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; May (born 1872 in Carnforth, Lancashire, England), Tom (born 1876 in Carnforth, Lancashire, England) and Martina (born 1878 in Carnforth, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Brother, John (born 1847 in Carnforth, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Sister To Wife, Maggie (born 1865 in Ealand, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Servant, James (born 1864 in Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Servant, Isabella (born 1858 in Chester, Cheshire, England).


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Thomas Stephenson's household

Male

Thomas

Stephenson

Head
Male

John

Stephenson

Brother
Female

Mary

Stephenson

Wife
Female

May

Stephenson

Daughter
Male

Tom

Stephenson

Son
Female

Martina

Stephenson

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Nelson

Sister To Wife
Male

James

Wildman

Servant
Female

Isabella

Postlehwaite

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Stephenson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Carnforth, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Stephenson

Head

Married

36

1845

Carnforth, Lancashire, England

John

Stephenson

Brother

Single

34

1847

Carnforth, Lancashire, England

Mary

Stephenson

Wife

Married

29

1852

Lancashire, England

May

Stephenson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Carnforth, Lancashire, England

Tom

Stephenson

Son

Single

5

1876

Carnforth, Lancashire, England

Martina

Stephenson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Carnforth, Lancashire, England

Maggie

Nelson

Sister To Wife

Single

16

1865

Ealand, Lancashire, England

James

Wildman

Servant

Single

17

1864

Lancashire, England

Isabella

Postlehwaite

Servant

Single

23

1858

Chester, Cheshire, England

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