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Household of Thomas Boy (born 1826, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gravesend, Kent, 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 Boy and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Boy, born in 1826 in Gillingham, Kent, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Boy, born in 1830 in Chatham, Kent, England. They had 6 children; Ellen (born 1861 in Gravesend, Kent, England), Frank (born 1864 in Gravesend, Kent, England), Edith (born 1866 in Gravesend, Kent, England), Arthur (born 1868 in Gravesend, Kent, England), Ernest (born 1873 in Gravesend, Kent, England) and Minnie (born 1874 in Gravesend, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder Lodger, George F Acutt, born in 1858 in Devizes, Wiltshire, England.


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Thomas Boy's household

Male

Thomas

Boy

Head
Female

Sarah A

Boy

Wife
Female

Ellen

Boy

Daughter
Male

Frank

Boy

Son
Female

Edith

Boy

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Boy

Son
Male

Ernest

Boy

Son
Female

Minnie

Boy

Daughter
Male

George F

Acutt

Boarder Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Boy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Gillingham, Kent, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Boy

Head

Married

55

1826

Gillingham, Kent, England

Sarah A

Boy

Wife

Married

51

1830

Chatham, Kent, England

Ellen

Boy

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Gravesend, Kent, England

Frank

Boy

Son

Single

17

1864

Gravesend, Kent, England

Edith

Boy

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Gravesend, Kent, England

Arthur

Boy

Son

Single

13

1868

Gravesend, Kent, England

Ernest

Boy

Son

Single

8

1873

Gravesend, Kent, England

Minnie

Boy

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Gravesend, Kent, England

George F

Acutt

Boarder Lodger

Single

23

1858

Devizes, Wiltshire, England

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