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Household of Thomas Birch (born 1851, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hailsham, 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 Birch and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Birch, born in 1851 in Hellingly, Sussex, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, single. He had 5 children; Alice (born 1871 in Hailsham, Sussex, England), Kate (born 1873 in Butley, Essex, England), Matilda (born 1875 in Hellingly, Sussex, England), Olive (born 1877 in Hellingly, Sussex, England) and Joseph (born 1879 in Hellingly, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Housekeeper Head, Rebecca Ripley, born in 1852 in Hellingly, Sussex, England.


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Thomas Birch's household

Male

Thomas

Birch

Head
Female

Rebecca

Ripley

Housekeeper Head
Female

Alice

Ripley

Daughter
Female

Kate

Ripley

Daughter
Female

Matilda

Ripley

Daughter
Female

Olive

Ripley

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Ripley

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Birch
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Hellingly, Sussex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Birch

Head

Single

30

1851

Hellingly, Sussex, England

Rebecca

Ripley

Housekeeper Head

Single

29

1852

Hellingly, Sussex, England

Alice

Ripley

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Hailsham, Sussex, England

Kate

Ripley

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Butley, Essex, England

Matilda

Ripley

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Hellingly, Sussex, England

Olive

Ripley

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Hellingly, Sussex, England

Joseph

Ripley

Son

Single

2

1879

Hellingly, Sussex, England

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