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Household of Thomas Blest (born 1835, Shropshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 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 Blest and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Blest, born in 1835 in Newport, Shropshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Caroline Blest, born in 1843 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England. They had 5 children; Richard (born 1866 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Sarah A (born 1869 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), William (born 1871 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Charlotte (born 1874 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England) and Thomas (born 1879 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Henry Bennett, born in 1864 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England.
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Thomas Blest's household
Thomas
Blest
Head
Caroline
Blest
Wife
Richard
Blest
Son
Sarah A
Blest
Daughter
William
Blest
Son
Charlotte
Blest
Daughter
Thomas
Blest
Son
Henry
Bennett
Boarder
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Blest |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 46 |
| Birth year | 1835 |
| Birth place | Newport, Shropshire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Blest | Head | Married | 46 | 1835 | Newport, Shropshire, England | |
Caroline | Blest | Wife | Married | 38 | 1843 | Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England | |
Richard | Blest | Son | Single | 15 | 1866 | Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England | |
Sarah A | Blest | Daughter | Single | 12 | 1869 | Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England | |
William | Blest | Son | Single | 10 | 1871 | Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England | |
Charlotte | Blest | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England | |
Thomas | Blest | Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England | |
Henry | Bennett | Boarder | Single | 17 | 1864 | Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England |
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