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Household of Robert Thomas (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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.

Robert Thomas and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Thomas, born in 1844 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to M E Thomas, born in 1847 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Sister In Law, S J (born 1833 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Robert's Niece, M A (born 1865 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Robert's Nephew, J (born 1867 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Robert's Servant, S (born 1854 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Robert's Nephew, H (born 1865 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Robert's Lodger, John (born 1844 in Chorley, Lancashire, England) and Robert's Lodger, A (born 1831 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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Robert Thomas's household

Male

Robert

Thomas

Head
Female

M E

Thomas

Wife
Female

S J

Latham

Sister In Law
Female

M A

Latham

Niece
Male

J

Latham

Nephew
Female

S

Thomas

Servant
Male

H

Bamford

Nephew
Male

John

Metcalf

Lodger
Male

A

Mc Arthur

Lodger
First name(s) Robert
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Thomas

Head

Married

37

1844

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

M E

Thomas

Wife

Married

34

1847

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

S J

Latham

Sister In Law

Widow

48

1833

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

M A

Latham

Niece

Single

16

1865

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

J

Latham

Nephew

Single

14

1867

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

S

Thomas

Servant

Single

27

1854

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

H

Bamford

Nephew

Single

16

1865

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

John

Metcalf

Lodger

Married

37

1844

Chorley, Lancashire, England

A

Mc Arthur

Lodger

Single

50

1831

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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