Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of William G Thackeray (born 1837, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, Lancashire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

William G Thackeray and 9 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of William G Thackeray, born in 1837 in Harewood, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. William G was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thackeray, born in 1839 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Mary Elizabeth (born 1859 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Richard P (born 1860 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), Gorgiana (born 1862 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), Anne (born 1864 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), William (born 1869 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), Frederick (born 1870 in Darwen, Lancashire, England) and John R (born 1878 in Darwen, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William G's Mother In Law, Mary Clamsby, born in 1819 in Marton, Yorkshire, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

William G Thackeray's household

Male

William G

Thackeray

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thackeray

Wife
Female

Mary Elizabeth

Thackeray

Daughter
Male

Richard P

Thackeray

Son
Female

Gorgiana

Thackeray

Daughter
Female

Anne

Thackeray

Daughter
Male

William

Thackeray

Son
Male

Frederick

Thackeray

Son
Male

John R

Thackeray

Son
Female

Mary

Clamsby

Mother In Law
First name(s) William G
Last name Thackeray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Harewood, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William G

Thackeray

Head

Married

44

1837

Harewood, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Thackeray

Wife

Married

42

1839

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Mary Elizabeth

Thackeray

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Richard P

Thackeray

Son

Single

21

1860

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Gorgiana

Thackeray

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Anne

Thackeray

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Darwen, Lancashire, England

William

Thackeray

Son

Single

12

1869

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Frederick

Thackeray

Son

Single

11

1870

Darwen, Lancashire, England

John R

Thackeray

Son

Single

3

1878

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Mary

Clamsby

Mother In Law

Widow

62

1819

Marton, Yorkshire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of William G Thackeray in Blackburn in 1881, and follow the Thackeray family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for William G Thackeray

We’ve found William G Thackeray in 77 family trees. Find out more about William G Thackeray's household and view the Thackeray family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census