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Household of Thomas Bishop (born 1816, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wellington, Somerset, 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 Bishop and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Bishop, born in 1816 in Wellington, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Bishop, born in 1825 in West Buckland, Somerset, England. They had 4 children; Thomas A (born 1856 in Wellington, Somerset, England), Eva Jane (born 1857 in Wellington, Somerset, England), Mary S (born 1861 in Wellington, Somerset, England) and Ada J (born 1866 in Wellington, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Visitor, Clara Rutter, born in 1861 in Wellington, Somerset, England.


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Thomas Bishop's household

Male

Thomas

Bishop

Head
Female

Jane

Bishop

Wife
Male

Thomas A

Bishop

Son
Female

Eva Jane

Bishop

Daughter
Female

Mary S

Bishop

Daughter
Female

Ada J

Bishop

Daughter
Female

Clara

Rutter

Visitor
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Bishop
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Wellington, Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Bishop

Head

Married

65

1816

Wellington, Somerset, England

Jane

Bishop

Wife

Married

56

1825

West Buckland, Somerset, England

Thomas A

Bishop

Son

Single

25

1856

Wellington, Somerset, England

Eva Jane

Bishop

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Wellington, Somerset, England

Mary S

Bishop

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Wellington, Somerset, England

Ada J

Bishop

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Wellington, Somerset, England

Clara

Rutter

Visitor

Single

20

1861

Wellington, Somerset, England

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