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Household of Thomas Wanless (born 1838, Durham)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Wanless, born in 1838 in Durham, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Harrison, born in 1843 in Durham, England. They had 7 children; George (born 1863 in Durham, England), Mary Jane (born 1865 in Moorsley, Lancashire, England), Mathew (born 1869 in Thornley, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1871 in Yorkshire, England), Thomas (born 1876 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1878 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Edward (born 1881 in Sutton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Mary Kelly, born in 1859 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.


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Thomas Wanless's household

Male

Thomas

Wanless

Head
Female

Jane

Harrison

Wife
Male

George

Wanless

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Wanless

Daughter
Male

Mathew

Wanless

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Wanless

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Wanless

Son
Male

Henry

Wanless

Son
Male

Edward

Wanless

Son
Female

Mary

Kelly

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Wanless
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Durham, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Wanless

Head

Married

43

1838

Durham, England

Jane

Harrison

Wife

Married

38

1843

Durham, England

George

Wanless

Son

Married

18

1863

Durham, England

Mary Jane

Wanless

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Moorsley, Lancashire, England

Mathew

Wanless

Son

Single

12

1869

Thornley, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Wanless

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Wanless

Son

Single

5

1876

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Henry

Wanless

Son

Single

3

1878

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Edward

Wanless

Son

Single

0

1881

Sutton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Kelly

Servant

Single

22

1859

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

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