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Household of Thomas Hecks (born 1829, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chard, 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 Hecks and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Hecks, born in 1829 in Chard, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth D Hecks, born in 1833 in Staple Fitzpaine, Somerset, England. They had 4 children; Minna L (born 1859 in Chard, Somerset, England), Harriet J (born 1862 in Chard, Somerset, England), Catherine (born 1870 in Chard, Somerset, England) and Thomas (born 1872 in Chard, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Mary Pavey, born in 1851 in Chardstock, Dorset, England.


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Thomas Hecks's household

Male

Thomas

Hecks

Head
Female

Elizabeth D

Hecks

Wife
Female

Minna L

Hecks

Daughter
Female

Harriet J

Hecks

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Hecks

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Hecks

Son
Female

Mary

Pavey

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Hecks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Chard, Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Hecks

Head

Married

52

1829

Chard, Somerset, England

Elizabeth D

Hecks

Wife

Married

48

1833

Staple Fitzpaine, Somerset, England

Minna L

Hecks

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Chard, Somerset, England

Harriet J

Hecks

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Chard, Somerset, England

Catherine

Hecks

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Chard, Somerset, England

Thomas

Hecks

Son

Single

9

1872

Chard, Somerset, England

Mary

Pavey

Servant

Single

30

1851

Chardstock, Dorset, England

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