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Household of Thomas Wainwright (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Wainwright, born in 1837 in Leigh, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Wainwright, born in 1836 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; M E (born 1861 in Leigh, Lancashire, England), Ann (born 1865 in Leigh, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1867 in Leigh, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1869 in Leigh, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1871 in Leigh, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1873 in Leigh, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Wainwright's household

Male

Thomas

Wainwright

Head
Female

Ellen

Wainwright

Wife
Female

M E

Wainwright

Daughter
Female

Ann

Wainwright

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Wainwright

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Wainwright

Daughter
Female

Martha

Wainwright

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Wainwright

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Wainwright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Leigh, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Wainwright

Head

Married

44

1837

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Wainwright

Wife

Married

45

1836

Manchester, Lancashire, England

M E

Wainwright

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Ann

Wainwright

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Wainwright

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Wainwright

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Martha

Wainwright

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Wainwright

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Leigh, Lancashire, England

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