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Household of Thomas Cousins (born 1803, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, 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 Cousins and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Cousins, born in 1803 in Bocking, Essex, consisted of 3 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Cousins, born in 1806 in Braintree, Essex, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Lydia Shergold, born in 1863 in Petersfield, Hampshire, England.


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Thomas Cousins's household

Male

Thomas

Cousins

Head
Female

Sarah

Cousins

Wife
Female

Lydia

Shergold

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Cousins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 78
Birth year 1803
Birth place Bocking, Essex, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Cousins

Head

Married

78

1803

Bocking, Essex, England

Sarah

Cousins

Wife

Married

75

1806

Braintree, Essex, England

Lydia

Shergold

Servant

Single

18

1863

Petersfield, Hampshire, England

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