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Household of Thomas Harvey (born 1852, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 Harvey and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Harvey, born in 1852 in Braintree, Essex, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Harvey, born in 1837 in Spitalfields, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1863 in Spitalfields, Middlesex, England), Denis (born 1867 in Spitalfields, Middlesex, England), David (born 1869 in Spitalfields, Middlesex, England) and Mary (born 1861 in Spitalfields, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Niece, Ellen (born 1860 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England) and Thomas's Father, Denis (born 1806 in Cork, Cork, Ireland).


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Thomas Harvey's household

Male

Thomas

Harvey

Head
Female

Margaret

Harvey

Wife
Male

William

Colter

Son
Male

Denis

Colter

Son
Male

David

Colter

Son
Female

Mary

Colter

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Haggerty

Niece
Male

Denis

Sweeney

Father
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Harvey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Braintree, Essex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Harvey

Head

Married

29

1852

Braintree, Essex, England

Margaret

Harvey

Wife

Married

44

1837

Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

William

Colter

Son

Single

18

1863

Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

Denis

Colter

Son

Single

14

1867

Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

David

Colter

Son

Single

12

1869

Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

Mary

Colter

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Haggerty

Niece

Single

21

1860

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Denis

Sweeney

Father

Widower

75

1806

Cork, Cork, Ireland

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