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Household of Thomas Ward (born 1837, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Ward, born in 1837 in Lancaster, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Ward, born in 1851 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Margaret, born 1880 in Ashton, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Rose Ann (born 1856 in Ireland), Thomas's Servant, Ruth (born 1862 in Cumberland, England) and Thomas's Servant, Patrick (born 1858 in Ireland).


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Thomas Ward's household

Male

Thomas

Ward

Head
Female

Ellen

Ward

Wife
Female

Margaret

Ward

Daughter
Female

Rose Ann

Dolan

Servant
Female

Ruth

Everest

Servant
Male

Patrick

Maguire

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Ward
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Ward

Head

Married

44

1837

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Ward

Wife

Married

30

1851

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Ward

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Rose Ann

Dolan

Servant

Single

25

1856

Ireland

Ruth

Everest

Servant

Single

19

1862

Cumberland, England

Patrick

Maguire

Servant

Single

23

1858

Ireland

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