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Household of Thomas Hardy (born 1853, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Steyning, 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 Hardy and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Hardy, born in 1853 in Taunton, Somerset, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen K Hardy, born in 1853 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 2 children; Ellen B (born 1879 in Sussex, England) and Ethel M (born 1881 in Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Annie Abbott, born in 1862 in Hampshire, England.


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Thomas Hardy's household

Male

Thomas

Hardy

Head
Female

Ellen K

Hardy

Wife
Female

Ellen B

Hardy

Daughter
Female

Ethel M

Hardy

Daughter
Female

Annie

Abbott

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Hardy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Taunton, Somerset, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Hardy

Head

Married

28

1853

Taunton, Somerset, England

Ellen K

Hardy

Wife

Married

28

1853

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Ellen B

Hardy

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sussex, England

Ethel M

Hardy

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Sussex, England

Annie

Abbott

Servant

Single

19

1862

Hampshire, England

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