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Household of Thomas Tenks (born 1815, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 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 Tenks and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Tenks, born in 1815 in Bilston, Staffordshire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Harriet Tenks, born in 1827 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England. They had 2 children; Esther (born 1865 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England) and Isaac (born 1867 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, James Hill, born in 1823 in Stourport-On-Severn, Worcestershire, England.


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Thomas Tenks's household

Male

Thomas

Tenks

Head
Female

Harriet

Tenks

Wife
Female

Esther

Tenks

Daughter
Male

Isaac

Tenks

Son
Male

James

Hill

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Tenks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
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

Tenks

Head

Married

66

1815

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Harriet

Tenks

Wife

Married

54

1827

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Esther

Tenks

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Isaac

Tenks

Son

Single

14

1867

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

James

Hill

Lodger

Married

58

1823

Stourport-On-Severn, Worcestershire, England

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