FAMILY HISTORY: NORRIS
THE FAMILY OF THOMAS & ELLEN HALSALL
CENSUS INFORMATION:
| Thomas and Ellen were married after the 1851 Census and Ellen died before the 1861 Census - so there is no Census showing the two of them living together. In 1851 Thomas was still living on the family farm in Rufford and Ellen, I believe, was living and working in Preston: |
| 1851 CENSUS OF PRESTON, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| Ellen Cottam | - | Unm. | F | - | Servant | Croston, Lancashire |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living in Preston. (HO 107 XXXX folio XX page X) |
| 2: | Ellen was working as a servant. |
| 3: | The above information is taken from the census returns on microfilm at the Lancashire Record Office. |
| 1851 CENSUS OF RUFFORD, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| Thomas Halsall | Son | Unm. | M | 29 | Farmer's Son | Rufford, Lancashire |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living with his parents at Boundary House, Rufford. (HO 107 2197 folio 102 page 1) |
| 2: | For the full census information see the web page regarding Thomas' family here. |
| 3: | The above information is taken from the census returns on microfilm at the Lancashire Record Office. |
| About 4 years after Ellen's death in 1854 Thomas married Alice Kenworthy at St Paul's Church in Liverpool. In 1861 they were living in Everton, Liverpool: |
| 1861 CENSUS OF EVERTON, LIVERPOOL, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| Thomas Halsall | Head | Mar. | M | 40 | Labourer | Rufford, Lancashire |
| Alice Halsall | Wife | Mar. | F | 39 | - | Liverpool, Lancashire |
| Alice Halsall | Niece | Unm. | F | 15 | Scholar | Rufford, Lancashire |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living 21 Cornwall Street, Everton. (RG9-2712, folio 5, page 3) |
| 2: | The above information is taken from the census returns on microfilm at the Lancashire Record Office. |
| In 1871 Thomas and Alice were living in Southport, Lancashire but moved again to Holmeswood near Rufford by 1881 where Thomas was described as a farmer of 61 acres employing 3 men and two women. They were still living on the farm in Holmeswood in 1891: |
| 1891 CENSUS OF HOLMESWOOD, RUFFORD, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| Thomas Halsall | Head | Mar. | M | 70 | Farmer | Rufford, Lancashire |
| Alice Halsall | Wife | Mar. | F | 72 | - | Liverpool, Lancashire |
| Mary Halsall | Visitor | Widow | F | 72 | - | Rufford, Lancashire |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living in Holmeswood Lane, Holmeswood, Rufford. (RG12-3040, folio 34, page 1) |
| 2: | Also living with them were 3 agricultural labourers and a domestic servant. |
| 3: | The above information is taken from the census returns on microfiche at the Lancashire Record Office. |