Hi Paul,
I think that your Thomas Hanson is the brother of my GGGF George Hanson who was born in 1859 in Walsall, Staffordshire. George had much older siblings as well as younger and mother Emma, father William. I believe Emma is William's 2nd wife. The information I obtained from the 1861 Census is found following this link in household - I would be interested to see if this is the same family you have been looking at.
Cheers,
Cathy.
https://familysearch.org/search/records#count=20&query=%2Bsurname%3Ahanson%20%2Bany_place%3Awalsall%20%2Bany_year%3A1861-1861~William Hanson
England and Wales Census, 1861
birth: 1819 Birmingham, Warwickshire
residence: 1861 Walsall, Walsall, Staffordshire, England
census: 1861 Walsall, Walsall, Staffordshire, England
Emma Hanson
England and Wales Census, 1861
birth: 1836 Walsall, Staffordshire
residence: 1861 Walsall, Walsall, Staffordshire, England
census: 1861 Walsall, Walsall, Staffordshire, England
William Hanson
England and Wales Census, 1861
birth: 1846 Birmingham, Warwickshire
residence: 1861 Walsall, Walsall, Staffordshire, England
census: 1861 Walsall, Walsall, Staffordshire, England
Clara Hanson
England and Wales Census, 1861
birth: 1849 Birmingham, Warwickshire
residence: 1861 Walsall, Walsall, Staffordshire, England
census: 1861 Walsall, Walsall, Staffordshire, England
Thomas Hanson
England and Wales Census, 1861
birth: 1852 Walsall, Staffordshire
residence: 1861 Walsall, Walsall, Staffordshire, England
census: 1861 Walsall, Walsall, Staffordshire, England
Caroline Hanson
England and Wales Census, 1861
birth: 1855 Walsall, Staffordshire
residence: 1861 Walsall, Walsall, Staffordshire, England
census: 1861 Walsall, Walsall, Staffordshire, England
Eliza Hanson
England and Wales Census, 1861
birth: 1857 Walsall, Staffordshire
residence: 1861 Walsall, Walsall, Staffordshire, England
census: 1861 Walsall, Walsall, Staffordshire, England
George Hanson
England and Wales Census, 1861
birth: 1859 Walsall, Staffordshire
residence: 1861 Walsall, Walsall, Staffordshire, England
census: 1861 Walsall, Walsall, Staffordshire, England
Ellen Hanson
England and Wales Census, 1861
birth: 1861 Walsall, Staffordshire
residence: 1861 Walsall, Walsall, Staffordshire, England
census: 1861 Walsall, Walsall, Staffordshire, England