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Household of John Thing (born 1829, Norfolk)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, 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.
John Thing and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thing, born in 1829 in Whissonsett, Norfolk, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Thing, born in 1828 in Ansty, Wiltshire, England. They had 2 children; Eliza M E (born 1860 in Lynn, Norfolk, England) and Christopher E O (born 1868 in Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Nephew, James N (born 1854 in Whissonsett, Norfolk, England), John's Niece, Anne (born 1868 in Laverstock, Wiltshire, England), John's Visitor, George (born 1825 in Downham, Norfolk, England) and John's Visitor, Emma (born 1851 in Downham, Norfolk, England).
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John Thing's household
John
Thing
Head
Mary A
Thing
Wife
Eliza M E
Thing
Daughter
Christopher E O
Thing
Son
James N
Thing
Nephew
Anne
Pearcey
Niece
George
Govetrick
Visitor
Emma
Govetrick
Visitor
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Thing |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 52 |
| Birth year | 1829 |
| Birth place | Whissonsett, Norfolk, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Thing | Head | Married | 52 | 1829 | Whissonsett, Norfolk, England | |
Mary A | Thing | Wife | Married | 53 | 1828 | Ansty, Wiltshire, England | |
Eliza M E | Thing | Daughter | Single | 21 | 1860 | Lynn, Norfolk, England | |
Christopher E O | Thing | Son | Single | 13 | 1868 | Middlesex, England | |
James N | Thing | Nephew | Single | 27 | 1854 | Whissonsett, Norfolk, England | |
Anne | Pearcey | Niece | Single | 13 | 1868 | Laverstock, Wiltshire, England | |
George | Govetrick | Visitor | Widower | 56 | 1825 | Downham, Norfolk, England | |
Emma | Govetrick | Visitor | Single | 30 | 1851 | Downham, Norfolk, England |
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