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Household of Thomas Akehurst (born 1823, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eastry, 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.

Thomas Akehurst and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Akehurst, born in 1823 in Worth, Sussex, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary A Akehurst, born in 1826 in Brighton, Sussex, England. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1858 in Worth, Sussex, England), Mary Ann (born 1859 in Worth, Sussex, England) and Gertrude (born 1868 in Oxted, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Grand-Son, Percy E (born 1873 in Horley, Surrey, England), Thomas's Grand-Daughter, Rose E (born 1881 in Deal, Kent, England), Thomas's Lodger, Edward (born 1852 in Nantwich, Cheshire, England) and Thomas's Lodger, James (born 1857 in Fulham, Middlesex, England).


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Thomas Akehurst's household

Male

Thomas

Akehurst

Head
Female

Mary A

Akehurst

Wife
Male

Thomas

Akehurst

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Willshaw

Daughter
Female

Gertrude

Akehurst

Daughter
Male

Percy E

Akehurst

Grand-Son
Female

Rose E

Willshaw

Grand-Daughter
Male

Edward

Hampshire

Lodger
Male

James

Hill

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Akehurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Worth, Sussex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Akehurst

Head

Married

58

1823

Worth, Sussex, England

Mary A

Akehurst

Wife

Married

55

1826

Brighton, Sussex, England

Thomas

Akehurst

Son

Single

23

1858

Worth, Sussex, England

Mary Ann

Willshaw

Daughter

Married

22

1859

Worth, Sussex, England

Gertrude

Akehurst

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Oxted, Surrey, England

Percy E

Akehurst

Grand-Son

Single

8

1873

Horley, Surrey, England

Rose E

Willshaw

Grand-Daughter

Single

0

1881

Deal, Kent, England

Edward

Hampshire

Lodger

Single

29

1852

Nantwich, Cheshire, England

James

Hill

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Fulham, Middlesex, England

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