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Household of Thomas Hardy (born 1833, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Teesdale, Durham, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Hardy, born in 1833 in Gainford, Durham, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Hardy, born in 1839 in Lartington, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Minnie J (born 1865 in Darlington, Durham, England), Lilly (born 1869 in Darlington, Durham, England), Emily (born 1871 in Darlington, Durham, England), Edith (born 1874 in Gainford, Durham, England), Alfred (born 1875 in Barnard Castle, Durham, England) and Bertha (born 1877 in Barnard Castle, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Ellen Hepworth, born in 1852 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.


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Thomas Hardy's household

Male

Thomas

Hardy

Head
Female

Sarah A

Hardy

Wife
Female

Minnie J

Hardy

Daughter
Female

Lilly

Hardy

Daughter
Female

Emily

Hardy

Daughter
Female

Edith

Hardy

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Hardy

Son
Female

Bertha

Hardy

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Hepworth

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Hardy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Gainford, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Hardy

Head

Married

48

1833

Gainford, Durham, England

Sarah A

Hardy

Wife

Married

42

1839

Lartington, Yorkshire, England

Minnie J

Hardy

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Darlington, Durham, England

Lilly

Hardy

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Darlington, Durham, England

Emily

Hardy

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Darlington, Durham, England

Edith

Hardy

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Gainford, Durham, England

Alfred

Hardy

Son

Single

6

1875

Barnard Castle, Durham, England

Bertha

Hardy

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Barnard Castle, Durham, England

Ellen

Hepworth

Servant

-

29

1852

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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