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Household of Thomas Alston (born 1849, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, 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.

Thomas Alston and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Alston, born in 1849 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Alston, born in 1850 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1876 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Percival (born 1877 in Hackney, Middlesex, England) and William (born 1879 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Harriett Adshed, born in 1868 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England.


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Thomas Alston's household

Male

Thomas

Alston

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Alston

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Alston

Daughter
Male

Percival

Alston

Son
Male

William

Alston

Son
Female

Harriett

Adshed

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Alston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Alston

Head

Married

32

1849

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Alston

Wife

Married

31

1850

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Alston

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Islington, Middlesex, England

Percival

Alston

Son

Single

4

1877

Hackney, Middlesex, England

William

Alston

Son

Single

2

1879

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Harriett

Adshed

Servant

Single

13

1868

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

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