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Household of James Tolhurst (born 1848, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hailsham, Sussex, 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.

James Tolhurst and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Tolhurst, born in 1848 in Westfield, Sussex, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Dorcas M Tolhurst, born in 1844 in Wilmington, Sussex, England. They had 2 children; James (born 1878 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and Dorcas M (born 1880 in Hailsham, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother In Law, Jane (born 1810 in Chalvington, Sussex, England), James's Sister In Law, Mary (born 1846 in Wilmington, Sussex, England), James's Niece, Louise (born 1865 in Hastings, Sussex, England), James's Servant, Flora (born 1868 in Burwash, Sussex, England), James's Stepson, Charles (born 1872 in Battersea, Surrey, England), James's Brother In Law, Frederick (born 1848 in Wilmington, Sussex, England) and James's Nurse, Ann (born 1828 in Hailsham, Sussex, England).


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James Tolhurst's household

Male

James

Tolhurst

Head
Female

Dorcas M

Tolhurst

Wife
Female

Jane

Smith

Mother In Law
Female

Mary

Smith

Sister In Law
Female

Louise

Meadows

Niece
Female

Flora

Sands

Servant
Male

Charles

Hume

Stepson
Male

James

Tolhurst

Son
Female

Dorcas M

Tolhurst

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Smith

Brother In Law
Female

Ann

Callaway

Nurse
First name(s) James
Last name Tolhurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Westfield, Sussex, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Tolhurst

Head

Married

33

1848

Westfield, Sussex, England

Dorcas M

Tolhurst

Wife

Married

37

1844

Wilmington, Sussex, England

Jane

Smith

Mother In Law

Widow

71

1810

Chalvington, Sussex, England

Mary

Smith

Sister In Law

Single

35

1846

Wilmington, Sussex, England

Louise

Meadows

Niece

Single

16

1865

Hastings, Sussex, England

Flora

Sands

Servant

Single

13

1868

Burwash, Sussex, England

Charles

Hume

Stepson

Single

9

1872

Battersea, Surrey, England

James

Tolhurst

Son

Single

3

1878

Brighton, Sussex, England

Dorcas M

Tolhurst

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Hailsham, Sussex, England

Frederick

Smith

Brother In Law

Single

33

1848

Wilmington, Sussex, England

Ann

Callaway

Nurse

Widow

53

1828

Hailsham, Sussex, England

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