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Household of Thomas Ward (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 Ward and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Ward, born in 1841 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Ward, born in 1852 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Joseph (born 1874 in Ireland), Thomas (born 1876 in Hampshire, England), Robert (born 1879 in Warwick, Warwickshire, England) and Edith Ellen (born 1881 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, Sarah Walmsley, born in 1861 in Preston, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Ward's household

Male

Thomas

Ward

Head
Female

Ellen

Ward

Wife
Male

Joseph

Ward

Son
Male

Thomas

Ward

Son
Male

Robert

Ward

Son
Female

Edith Ellen

Ward

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Walmsley

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Ward
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Ward

Head

Married

40

1841

Preston, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Ward

Wife

Married

29

1852

Preston, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Ward

Son

Single

7

1874

Ireland

Thomas

Ward

Son

Single

5

1876

Hampshire, England

Robert

Ward

Son

Single

2

1879

Warwick, Warwickshire, England

Edith Ellen

Ward

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Preston, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Walmsley

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Preston, Lancashire, England

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