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Household of Thomas Straw (born 1842, Derbyshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Straw, born in 1842 in Pinxton, Derbyshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Harriett A Straw, born in 1845 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England. They had 5 children; Lydia C (born 1867 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Arthur J (born 1874 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Tom Burrows (born 1875 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Bertha A (born 1877 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Harold G (born 1879 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Mary Ann Northell, born in 1864 in Yorkshire, England.


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Thomas Straw's household

Male

Thomas

Straw

Head
Female

Harriett A

Straw

Wife
Female

Lydia C

Straw

Daughter
Male

Arthur J

Straw

Son
Male

Tom Burrows

Straw

Son
Female

Bertha A

Straw

Daughter
Male

Harold G

Straw

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Northell

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Straw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Pinxton, Derbyshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Straw

Head

Married

39

1842

Pinxton, Derbyshire, England

Harriett A

Straw

Wife

Married

36

1845

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Lydia C

Straw

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Arthur J

Straw

Son

Single

7

1874

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Tom Burrows

Straw

Son

Single

6

1875

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Bertha A

Straw

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Harold G

Straw

Son

Single

2

1879

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Northell

Servant

Single

17

1864

Yorkshire, England

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