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Household of Tom Handley (born 1847, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Tom Handley and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Tom Handley, born in 1847 in Lincolnshire, consisted of 6 members. Tom was the head of the household, married to Lydia Handley, born in 1849 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Mary E (born 1871 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Gertrude (born 1877 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England) and George W (born 1880 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Tom's Servant, Grace Baxter, born in 1867 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.


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Tom Handley's household

Male

Tom

Handley

Head
Female

Lydia

Handley

Wife
Female

Mary E

Handley

Daughter
Female

Gertrude

Handley

Daughter
Male

George W

Handley

Son
Female

Grace

Baxter

Servant
First name(s) Tom
Last name Handley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Lincolnshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Tom

Handley

Head

Married

34

1847

Lincolnshire, England

Lydia

Handley

Wife

Married

32

1849

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Handley

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Gertrude

Handley

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

George W

Handley

Son

Single

1

1880

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Grace

Baxter

Servant

Single

14

1867

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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