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Household of William Thistlethwaite (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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.

William Thistlethwaite and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thistlethwaite, born in 1847 in Burnley, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Betty Thistlethwaite, born in 1849 in Burnley, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; John William, born 1868 in Burnley, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Nephew In Law, John (born 1865 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and William's Niece In Law, Hannah (born 1866 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).


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William Thistlethwaite's household

Male

William

Thistlethwaite

Head
Female

Betty

Thistlethwaite

Wife
Male

John William

Thistlethwaite

Son
Male

John

Whitehead

Nephew In Law
Female

Hannah

Whitehead

Niece In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Thistlethwaite
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Burnley, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thistlethwaite

Head

Married

34

1847

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Betty

Thistlethwaite

Wife

Married

32

1849

Burnley, Lancashire, England

John William

Thistlethwaite

Son

Single

13

1868

Burnley, Lancashire, England

John

Whitehead

Nephew In Law

Single

16

1865

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Whitehead

Niece In Law

Single

15

1866

Burnley, Lancashire, England

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