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Household of Thomas Thurston (born 1855, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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 Thurston and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Thurston, born in 1855 in Wormegay, Norfolk, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Drusilla Thurston, born in 1857 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Eva (born 1873 in South Shields, Durham, England), William (born 1877 in South Shields, Durham, England), John (born 1879 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Thomas (born 1881 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Sister, Hannah Thurston, born in 1861 in Wormegay, Norfolk, England.


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Thomas Thurston's household

Male

Thomas

Thurston

Head
Female

Drusilla

Thurston

Wife
Female

Eva

Thurston

Daughter
Male

William

Thurston

Son
Male

John

Thurston

Son
Male

Thomas

Thurston

Son
Female

Hannah

Thurston

Sister
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Thurston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Wormegay, Norfolk, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Thurston

Head

Married

26

1855

Wormegay, Norfolk, England

Drusilla

Thurston

Wife

Married

24

1857

South Shields, Durham, England

Eva

Thurston

Daughter

Single

8

1873

South Shields, Durham, England

William

Thurston

Son

Single

4

1877

South Shields, Durham, England

John

Thurston

Son

Single

2

1879

South Shields, Durham, England

Thomas

Thurston

Son

Single

0

1881

South Shields, Durham, England

Hannah

Thurston

Sister

Single

20

1861

Wormegay, Norfolk, England

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