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Household of Thomas Ward (born 1844, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Boston, Lincolnshire, 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 Ward and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Ward, born in 1844 in Louth, Lincolnshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Eliza Ward, born in 1845 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. They had 6 children; Ada E (born 1866 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England), Bertha E (born 1868 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England), Edith K (born 1871 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England), Robert W (born 1873 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England), Thomas (born 1875 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England) and Nellie (born 1878 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother, Sarah Laughton, born in 1822 in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England.


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Thomas Ward's household

Male

Thomas

Ward

Head
Female

Ellen Eliza

Ward

Wife
Female

Ada E

Ward

Daughter
Female

Bertha E

Ward

Daughter
Female

Edith K

Ward

Daughter
Male

Robert W

Ward

Son
Male

Thomas

Ward

Son
Female

Nellie

Ward

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Laughton

Mother
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Ward
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Louth, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Ward

Head

Married

37

1844

Louth, Lincolnshire, England

Ellen Eliza

Ward

Wife

Married

36

1845

Boston, Lincolnshire, England

Ada E

Ward

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Boston, Lincolnshire, England

Bertha E

Ward

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Boston, Lincolnshire, England

Edith K

Ward

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Boston, Lincolnshire, England

Robert W

Ward

Son

Single

8

1873

Boston, Lincolnshire, England

Thomas

Ward

Son

Single

6

1875

Boston, Lincolnshire, England

Nellie

Ward

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Boston, Lincolnshire, England

Sarah

Laughton

Mother

Widow

59

1822

Grantham, Lincolnshire, England

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