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Household of Tom Scales (born 1853, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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 Scales and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Tom Scales, born in 1853 in Cumberland, consisted of 5 members. Tom was the head of the household, married to Isabella Scales, born in 1857 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 3 children; Mary A (born 1874 in South Shields, Durham, England), William (born 1877 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Harriet (born 1880 in South Shields, Durham, England).


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Tom Scales's household

Male

Tom

Scales

Head
Female

Isabella

Scales

Wife
Female

Mary A

Scales

Daughter
Male

William

Scales

Son
Female

Harriet

Scales

Daughter
First name(s) Tom
Last name Scales
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Cumberland, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Tom

Scales

Head

Married

28

1853

Cumberland, England

Isabella

Scales

Wife

Married

24

1857

South Shields, Durham, England

Mary A

Scales

Daughter

Single

7

1874

South Shields, Durham, England

William

Scales

Son

Single

4

1877

South Shields, Durham, England

Harriet

Scales

Daughter

Single

1

1880

South Shields, Durham, England

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