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Household of Thomas Durham Playfer (born 1837, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lichfield, 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 Durham Playfer and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Durham Playfer, born in 1837 in Lichfield, Staffordshire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas Durham was the head of the household, married to Ellen Playfer, born in 1845 in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. They had 3 children; Amy (born 1873 in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England), Ethel (born 1875 in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England) and Nellie (born 1878 in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas Durham's Servant, Caroline Wall, born in 1861 in Hammerwich, Staffordshire, England.


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Thomas Durham Playfer's household

Male

Thomas Durham

Playfer

Head
Female

Ellen

Playfer

Wife
Female

Amy

Playfer

Daughter
Female

Ethel

Playfer

Daughter
Female

Nellie

Playfer

Daughter
Female

Caroline

Wall

Servant
First name(s) Thomas Durham
Last name Playfer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Lichfield, Staffordshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas Durham

Playfer

Head

Married

44

1837

Lichfield, Staffordshire, England

Ellen

Playfer

Wife

Married

36

1845

Lichfield, Staffordshire, England

Amy

Playfer

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Lichfield, Staffordshire, England

Ethel

Playfer

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Lichfield, Staffordshire, England

Nellie

Playfer

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Lichfield, Staffordshire, England

Caroline

Wall

Servant

Single

20

1861

Hammerwich, Staffordshire, England

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