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Household of Thomas Fortenum (born 1815, Oxfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, 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 Fortenum and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Fortenum, born in 1815 in Shipton, Oxfordshire, consisted of 4 members. Thomas was the head of the household, single. He had 1 child; Sarah, born 1860 in Leafield, Oxfordshire, England. He had 1 grandchild; George Gabriel, born 1876 in Leafield, Oxfordshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Housekeeper, Ruth Shayler, born in 1818 in Leafield, Oxfordshire, England.


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Thomas Fortenum's household

Male

Thomas

Fortenum

Head
Female

Ruth

Shayler

Housekeeper
Female

Sarah

Shayler

Daughter
Male

George Gabriel

Shayler

Grand Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Fortenum
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Shipton, Oxfordshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Fortenum

Head

Single

66

1815

Shipton, Oxfordshire, England

Ruth

Shayler

Housekeeper

Single

63

1818

Leafield, Oxfordshire, England

Sarah

Shayler

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Leafield, Oxfordshire, England

George Gabriel

Shayler

Grand Son

Single

5

1876

Leafield, Oxfordshire, England

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