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Household of Thomas Topping (born 1848, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Warrington, Lancashire,Cheshire, 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 Topping and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Topping, born in 1848 in St Helens, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Alice Topping, born in 1852 in St Helens, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Sarah E (born 1872 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1874 in Motherwell, Lancashire, England), Frederic (born 1876 in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1879 in Warrington, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Arthur Messition, born in 1850 in Brampton, Oxfordshire, England.


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Thomas Topping's household

Male

Thomas

Topping

Head
Female

Alice

Topping

Wife
Female

Sarah E

Topping

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Topping

Son
Male

Frederic

Topping

Son
Male

Thomas

Topping

Son
Male

Arthur

Messition

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Topping
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place St Helens, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Topping

Head

Married

33

1848

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Alice

Topping

Wife

Married

29

1852

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Sarah E

Topping

Daughter

Single

9

1872

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Topping

Son

Single

7

1874

Motherwell, Lancashire, England

Frederic

Topping

Son

Single

5

1876

Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Topping

Son

Single

2

1879

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Messition

Boarder

Widower

31

1850

Brampton, Oxfordshire, England

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