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Household of Samuel A Sylvester (born 1820, Wiltshire)

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.

Samuel A Sylvester and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel A Sylvester, born in 1820 in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, consisted of 11 members. Samuel A was the head of the household, married to Mary C H Sylvester, born in 1831 in Wiltshire, England. They had 6 children; Katherine Mary (born 1859 in South Petherton, Somerset, England), Charles Frederick (born 1860 in Melksham, Wiltshire, England), Harold Augustus (born 1867 in Melksham, Wiltshire, England), Francis Holden (born 1869 in Melksham, Wiltshire, England), Herbert Mayis (born 1871 in Melksham, Wiltshire, England) and Adeline Bessie (born 1877 in Wiltshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel A's Servant, Eliza (born 1852 in Wolverton, Buckinghamshire, England), Samuel A's Servant, Ellen (born 1862 in Kent, England) and Samuel A's Servant, Kate (born 1866 in Winkfield, Berkshire, England).


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Samuel A Sylvester's household

Male

Samuel A

Sylvester

Head
Female

Mary C H

Sylvester

Wife
Female

Katherine Mary

Sylvester

Daughter
Male

Charles Frederick

Sylvester

Son
Male

Harold Augustus

Sylvester

Son
Male

Francis Holden

Sylvester

Son
Male

Herbert Mayis

Sylvester

Son
Female

Adeline Bessie

Sylvester

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Malcher

Servant
Female

Ellen

Whenorsett

Servant
Female

Kate

Sharpe

Servant
First name(s) Samuel A
Last name Sylvester
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel A

Sylvester

Head

Married

61

1820

Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England

Mary C H

Sylvester

Wife

Married

50

1831

Wiltshire, England

Katherine Mary

Sylvester

Daughter

Single

22

1859

South Petherton, Somerset, England

Charles Frederick

Sylvester

Son

Single

21

1860

Melksham, Wiltshire, England

Harold Augustus

Sylvester

Son

Single

14

1867

Melksham, Wiltshire, England

Francis Holden

Sylvester

Son

Single

12

1869

Melksham, Wiltshire, England

Herbert Mayis

Sylvester

Son

Single

10

1871

Melksham, Wiltshire, England

Adeline Bessie

Sylvester

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Wiltshire, England

Eliza

Malcher

Servant

Single

29

1852

Wolverton, Buckinghamshire, England

Ellen

Whenorsett

Servant

Single

19

1862

Kent, England

Kate

Sharpe

Servant

Single

15

1866

Winkfield, Berkshire, England

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