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Household of Thomas Coleman (born 1838, 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 Coleman and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Coleman, born in 1838 in Sussex, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Susannah, born 1864 in Heathfield, Sussex, England. He had 1 grandchild; Caroline, born 1881 in Hellingly, Sussex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Housekeeper, Mary (born 1844 in Heathfield, Sussex, England), Thomas's Lodger, Leonard (born 1865 in Burwash, Sussex, England), Thomas's Lodger, Alice (born 1867 in Burwash, Sussex, England), Thomas's Lodger, Elizabeth (born 1873 in Heathfield, Sussex, England) and Thomas's Lodger, Ada (born 1880 in Heathfield, Sussex, England).


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Thomas Coleman's household

Male

Thomas

Coleman

Head
Female

Susannah

Coleman

Daughter
Female

Caroline

Coleman

Grand Daughter
Female

Mary

Crossingham

Housekeeper
Male

Leonard

Crossingham

Lodger
Female

Alice

Crossingham

Lodger
Female

Elizabeth

Crossingham

Lodger
Female

Ada

Crossingham

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Coleman
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Sussex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Coleman

Head

Widower

43

1838

Sussex, England

Susannah

Coleman

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Heathfield, Sussex, England

Caroline

Coleman

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Hellingly, Sussex, England

Mary

Crossingham

Housekeeper

Married

37

1844

Heathfield, Sussex, England

Leonard

Crossingham

Lodger

Single

16

1865

Burwash, Sussex, England

Alice

Crossingham

Lodger

Single

14

1867

Burwash, Sussex, England

Elizabeth

Crossingham

Lodger

Single

8

1873

Heathfield, Sussex, England

Ada

Crossingham

Lodger

Single

1

1880

Heathfield, Sussex, England

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