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Household of Thomas Newton (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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.

Thomas Newton and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Newton, born in 1844 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Betty Newton, born in 1846 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1871 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Matthew (born 1874 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Martha E (born 1878 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1881 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Alfred (born 1836 in Mellor, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Boarder, George (born 1853 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Newton's household

Male

Thomas

Newton

Head
Female

Betty

Newton

Wife
Male

John

Newton

Son
Male

Matthew

Newton

Son
Female

Martha E

Newton

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Newton

Son
Male

Alfred

Slattens

Boarder
Male

George

Earnshaw

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Newton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Newton

Head

Married

37

1844

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Betty

Newton

Wife

Married

35

1846

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

John

Newton

Son

Single

10

1871

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Matthew

Newton

Son

Single

7

1874

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Martha E

Newton

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Newton

Son

Single

0

1881

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Slattens

Boarder

Single

45

1836

Mellor, Lancashire, England

George

Earnshaw

Boarder

Married

28

1853

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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