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Household of Thomas Wainwright (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, 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 Wainwright and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Wainwright, born in 1840 in Rainford, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ann Wainwright, born in 1851 in Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Elizabeth (born 1864 in Maghull, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1867 in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1870 in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England), John (born 1876 in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England), Ann (born 1878 in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England), Edward (born 1879 in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1881 in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Thomas Rimmer, born in 1863 in Rainford, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Wainwright's household

Male

Thomas

Wainwright

Head
Female

Ann

Wainwright

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Wainwright

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Wainwright

Son
Male

Thomas

Wainwright

Son
Male

John

Wainwright

Son
Female

Ann

Wainwright

Daughter
Male

Edward

Wainwright

Son
Male

William

Wainwright

Son
Male

Thomas

Rimmer

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Wainwright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Rainford, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Wainwright

Head

Married

41

1840

Rainford, Lancashire, England

Ann

Wainwright

Wife

Married

30

1851

Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Wainwright

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Maghull, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Wainwright

Son

Single

14

1867

Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Wainwright

Son

Single

11

1870

Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England

John

Wainwright

Son

Single

5

1876

Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England

Ann

Wainwright

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England

Edward

Wainwright

Son

Single

2

1879

Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England

William

Wainwright

Son

Single

0

1881

Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Rimmer

Servant

Single

18

1863

Rainford, Lancashire, England

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