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Household of Abraham Thirkell (born 1847, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tonbridge, Kent, 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.

Abraham Thirkell and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abraham Thirkell, born in 1847 in Brenchley, Kent, consisted of 10 members. Abraham was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thirkell, born in 1840 in Brenchley, Kent, England. They had 7 children; Abraham E M (born 1870 in Brenchley, Kent, England), Alfred W M (born 1872 in Brenchley, Kent, England), Lewis M (born 1873 in Brenchley, Kent, England), Ellen M (born 1874 in Brenchley, Kent, England), Margaret A (born 1875 in Brenchley, Kent, England), Donald M (born 1876 in Brenchley, Kent, England) and Leah M (born 1880 in Brenchley, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Abraham's Servant, Sarah Potter, born in 1868 in Marden, Kent, England.


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Abraham Thirkell's household

Male

Abraham

Thirkell

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thirkell

Wife
Male

Abraham E M

Thirkell

Son
Male

Alfred W M

Thirkell

Son
Male

Lewis M

Thirkell

Son
Female

Ellen M

Thirkell

Daughter
Female

Margaret A

Thirkell

Daughter
Male

Donald M

Thirkell

Son
Female

Leah M

Thirkell

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Potter

Servant
First name(s) Abraham
Last name Thirkell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Brenchley, Kent, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Abraham

Thirkell

Head

Married

34

1847

Brenchley, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Thirkell

Wife

Married

41

1840

Brenchley, Kent, England

Abraham E M

Thirkell

Son

Single

11

1870

Brenchley, Kent, England

Alfred W M

Thirkell

Son

Single

9

1872

Brenchley, Kent, England

Lewis M

Thirkell

Son

Single

8

1873

Brenchley, Kent, England

Ellen M

Thirkell

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Brenchley, Kent, England

Margaret A

Thirkell

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Brenchley, Kent, England

Donald M

Thirkell

Son

Single

5

1876

Brenchley, Kent, England

Leah M

Thirkell

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Brenchley, Kent, England

Sarah

Potter

Servant

Single

13

1868

Marden, Kent, England

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