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Household of Thomas Durston (born 1827, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axbridge, Somerset, 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 Durston and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Durston, born in 1827 in Lympsham, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Martha Southery Durston, born in 1825 in Worcestershire, England. They had 4 children; William Frederic (born 1857 in Bleadon, Somerset, England), John (born 1862 in Bleadon, Somerset, England), Arthur (born 1864 in Bleadon, Somerset, England) and Anthony (born 1865 in Bleadon, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Arthur C (born 1861 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England) and Thomas's Servant, Mary (born 1861 in Wedmore, Somerset, England).


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Thomas Durston's household

Male

Thomas

Durston

Head
Female

Martha Southery

Durston

Wife
Male

William Frederic

Durston

Son
Male

John

Durston

Son
Male

Arthur

Durston

Son
Male

Anthony

Durston

Son
Male

Arthur C

Willett

Boarder
Female

Mary

Clarke

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Durston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Lympsham, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Durston

Head

Married

54

1827

Lympsham, Somerset, England

Martha Southery

Durston

Wife

Married

56

1825

Worcestershire, England

William Frederic

Durston

Son

Single

24

1857

Bleadon, Somerset, England

John

Durston

Son

Single

19

1862

Bleadon, Somerset, England

Arthur

Durston

Son

Single

17

1864

Bleadon, Somerset, England

Anthony

Durston

Son

Single

16

1865

Bleadon, Somerset, England

Arthur C

Willett

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Mary

Clarke

Servant

Single

20

1861

Wedmore, Somerset, England

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