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Household of Jacob Palmer (born 1844, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dover, 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.

Jacob Palmer and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jacob Palmer, born in 1844 in Shepherdswell, Kent, consisted of 10 members. Jacob was the head of the household, married to Jane Palmer, born in 1838 in Twickenham, Surrey, England. They had 6 children; Henry J (born 1869 in Ash, Kent, England), Edwin (born 1873 in Ash, Kent, England), Herbert W (born 1874 in Canterbury, Kent, England), Annie E (born 1875 in Canterbury, Kent, England), Sydney (born 1878 in Canterbury, Kent, England) and Wallace (born 1879 in Canterbury, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Jacob's Boarder, Walter (born 1866 in Deal, Kent, England) and Jacob's Boarder, Edward (born 1871 in Deal, Kent, England).


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Jacob Palmer's household

Male

Jacob

Palmer

Head
Female

Jane

Palmer

Wife
Male

Henry J

Palmer

Son
Male

Edwin

Palmer

Son
Male

Herbert W

Palmer

Son
Female

Annie E

Palmer

Daughter
Male

Sydney

Palmer

Son
Male

Wallace

Palmer

Son
Male

Walter

Shelvey

Boarder
Male

Edward

Shelvey

Boarder
First name(s) Jacob
Last name Palmer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Shepherdswell, Kent, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jacob

Palmer

Head

Married

37

1844

Shepherdswell, Kent, England

Jane

Palmer

Wife

Married

43

1838

Twickenham, Surrey, England

Henry J

Palmer

Son

Single

12

1869

Ash, Kent, England

Edwin

Palmer

Son

Single

8

1873

Ash, Kent, England

Herbert W

Palmer

Son

Single

7

1874

Canterbury, Kent, England

Annie E

Palmer

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Canterbury, Kent, England

Sydney

Palmer

Son

Single

3

1878

Canterbury, Kent, England

Wallace

Palmer

Son

Single

2

1879

Canterbury, Kent, England

Walter

Shelvey

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Deal, Kent, England

Edward

Shelvey

Boarder

Single

10

1871

Deal, Kent, England

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