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Household of Thomas Back (born 1828, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Saviour Southwark, London,Surrey, 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 Back and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Back, born in 1828 in Chatham, Kent, consisted of 13 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Back, born in 1827 in City of London, Middlesex, England. They had 1 child; Ellen, born 1859 in City of London, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Ellen (born 1863 in Somerset, England), Thomas's Boarder, Henry (born 1830 in United States), Thomas's Lodger, Joseph (born 1821 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Thomas's Lodger, Will (born 1847 in Ireland), Thomas's Lodger, Charles (born 1850 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Thomas's Lodger, Arthur (born 1859 in Ashford, Kent, England), Thomas's Lodger, Henry H (born 1856 in Fleet, Lincolnshire, England), Thomas's Lodger, Edward (born 1858 in Hastings, Sussex, England), Thomas's Lodger, Frederick (born 1859 in Cullompton, Devon, England) and Thomas's Lodger, Frederick (born 1841 in Whitstable, Kent, England).


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Thomas Back's household

Male

Thomas

Back

Head
Female

Sarah

Back

Wife
Female

Ellen

Back

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Patten

Servant
Male

Henry

Lee

Boarder
Male

Joseph

Carter

Lodger
Male

Will

Elliot

Lodger
Male

Charles

Fisher

Lodger
Male

Arthur

Marley

Lodger
Male

Henry H

Beck

Lodger
Male

Edward

Lye

Lodger
Male

Frederick

Wills

Lodger
Male

Frederick

Blackman

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Back
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Chatham, Kent, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Back

Head

Married

53

1828

Chatham, Kent, England

Sarah

Back

Wife

Married

54

1827

City of London, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Back

Daughter

Single

22

1859

City of London, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Patten

Servant

Single

18

1863

Somerset, England

Henry

Lee

Boarder

Single

51

1830

United States

Joseph

Carter

Lodger

Widower

60

1821

City of London, Middlesex, England

Will

Elliot

Lodger

Single

34

1847

Ireland

Charles

Fisher

Lodger

Married

31

1850

Plymouth, Devon, England

Arthur

Marley

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Ashford, Kent, England

Henry H

Beck

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Fleet, Lincolnshire, England

Edward

Lye

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Hastings, Sussex, England

Frederick

Wills

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Cullompton, Devon, England

Frederick

Blackman

Lodger

Married

40

1841

Whitstable, Kent, England

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