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Household of Catherine Shonk (born 1823, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thanet, 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.

Catherine Shonk and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Catherine Shonk, born in 1823 in Kent, consisted of 4 members. Catherine was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Martha E (born 1857 in St George's Hanover Square, Middlesex, England) and Eliza A (born 1865 in Chatham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Catherine's Nurse Child, Sarah Knowler, born in 1879 in St Lawrence's, Kent, England.


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Catherine Shonk's household

Female

Catherine

Shonk

Head
Female

Martha E

Shonk

Daughter
Female

Eliza A

Shonk

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Knowler

Nurse Child
First name(s) Catherine
Last name Shonk
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Kent, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Catherine

Shonk

Head

Widow

58

1823

Kent, England

Martha E

Shonk

Daughter

Single

24

1857

St George's Hanover Square, Middlesex, England

Eliza A

Shonk

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Chatham, Kent, England

Sarah

Knowler

Nurse Child

Single

2

1879

St Lawrence's, Kent, England

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