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Household of Thomas Carlyle (born 1816, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Aston, Warwickshire, 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 Carlyle and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Carlyle, born in 1816 in Ecclefechan, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Carlyle, born in 1825 in -. They had 2 children; Thomas (born 1853 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and John M (born 1855 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Eliza (born 1864 in Lower Gornal, Staffordshire, England) and Thomas's Visitor, Caroline (born 1826 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England).


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Thomas Carlyle's household

Male

Thomas

Carlyle

Head
Female

Sarah

Carlyle

Wife
Male

Thomas

Caryle (Carlyle)

Son
Male

John M

Caryle (Carlyle)

Son
Female

Eliza

Norton

Servant
Female

Caroline

Phillip

Visitor
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Carlyle
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Ecclefechan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Carlyle

Head

Married

65

1816

Ecclefechan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Sarah

Carlyle

Wife

Married

56

1825

-

Thomas

Caryle (Carlyle)

Son

Single

28

1853

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

John M

Caryle (Carlyle)

Son

Single

26

1855

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Eliza

Norton

Servant

Single

17

1864

Lower Gornal, Staffordshire, England

Caroline

Phillip

Visitor

Widow

55

1826

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

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