Thomas Kelly in Lancashire in the 1881 Census

Details of Thomas Kelly of 14 Wright Street, Eccleston, Lancashire, England

First name(s): Thomas
Last name: Kelly
Relationship: Son
Marital status: Single
Gender: Male
Age: 13
Birth year: 1868
Occupation: Bottle Works Boy
Birth town: St Helens
Birth county: Lancashire
Birth place: England
Street: 14 Wright Street
Town: —
Parish: Eccleston
County: Lancashire
Country: England
Registration district: Prescot

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) James	Last name Kelly	Relationship Head	Marital status Married	Gender Male	Age 45	Birth year 1836	Occupation Copper Smelter	Birth place Galway, Ireland
First name(s) Annie	Last name Kelly	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 35	Birth year 1846	Occupation -	Birth place Galway, Ireland
First name(s) Mary	Last name Kelly	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 15	Birth year 1866	Occupation -	Birth place St Helens, Lancashire, England
First name(s) Honora	Last name Kelly	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 11	Birth year 1870	Occupation -	Birth place St Helens, Lancashire, England
First name(s) Catherine	Last name Kelly	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 9	Birth year 1872	Occupation -	Birth place St Helens, Lancashire, England
First name(s) William	Last name Kelly	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 6	Birth year 1875	Occupation -	Birth place St Helens, Lancashire, England
First name(s) James	Last name Kelly	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 4	Birth year 1877	Occupation -	Birth place St Helens, Lancashire, England
First name(s) Honora	Last name Robins	Relationship Niece	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 4	Birth year 1877	Occupation -	Birth place St Helens, Lancashire, England
First name(s) John	Last name Kelly	Relationship Lodger	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 23	Birth year 1858	Occupation Copper Smelter	Birth place Longford, Ireland

About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census

When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.

As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.

When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.

The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.

Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.

See the whole Kelly family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes Thomas Kelly and 9 other people

Kelly family summary

NAME: Thomas Kelly
BORN: 1868
BIRTH COUNTY: Lancashire
ADDRESS IN 1881: Eccleston, Lancashire, England