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Household of Thomas Austen (born 1836, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rye, 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.

Thomas Austen and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Austen, born in 1836 in Northiam, Sussex, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Austen, born in 1846 in Swaffham, Norfolk, England. They had 3 children; Minnie Orlow (born 1877 in Udimore, Sussex, England), Sophronia C (born 1879 in Udimore, Sussex, England) and Elizabeth H (born 1881 in Udimore, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Visitor, Mary Jane (born 1858 in Swaffham, Norfolk, England), Thomas's Servant, Jane (born 1856 in Ewhurst, Sussex, England) and Thomas's Servant, Emma Eliza (born 1861 in Brede, Sussex, England).


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Thomas Austen's household

Male

Thomas

Austen

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Austen

Wife
Female

Minnie Orlow

Austen

Daughter
Female

Sophronia C

Austen

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth H

Austen

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Hewitt

Visitor
Female

Jane

Polhill

Servant
Female

Emma Eliza

Paine

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Austen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Northiam, Sussex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Austen

Head

Married

45

1836

Northiam, Sussex, England

Mary Ann

Austen

Wife

Married

35

1846

Swaffham, Norfolk, England

Minnie Orlow

Austen

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Udimore, Sussex, England

Sophronia C

Austen

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Udimore, Sussex, England

Elizabeth H

Austen

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Udimore, Sussex, England

Mary Jane

Hewitt

Visitor

Single

23

1858

Swaffham, Norfolk, England

Jane

Polhill

Servant

Single

25

1856

Ewhurst, Sussex, England

Emma Eliza

Paine

Servant

Single

20

1861

Brede, Sussex, England

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