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Household of Thomas Hobbs (born 1818, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shepton Mallet, 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 Hobbs and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Hobbs, born in 1818 in Somerset, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Martha Hobbs, born in 1831 in Coleford, Somerset, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1861 in Somerset, England), Frederick (born 1863 in Somerset, England), Henry (born 1864 in Somerset, England), Eliza A (born 1866 in Somerset, England) and Edward (born 1868 in Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Visitor, Bessie (born 1867 in Pilton, Somerset, England) and Thomas's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1861 in Somerset, England).


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Thomas Hobbs's household

Male

Thomas

Hobbs

Head
Female

Martha

Hobbs

Wife
Male

William

Hobbs

Son
Male

Frederick

Hobbs

Son
Male

Henry

Hobbs

Son
Female

Eliza A

Hobbs

Daughter
Male

Edward

Hobbs

Son
Female

Bessie

Haggett

Visitor
Female

Elizabeth

Cornish

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Hobbs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Somerset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Hobbs

Head

Married

63

1818

Somerset, England

Martha

Hobbs

Wife

Married

50

1831

Coleford, Somerset, England

William

Hobbs

Son

Single

20

1861

Somerset, England

Frederick

Hobbs

Son

Single

18

1863

Somerset, England

Henry

Hobbs

Son

Single

17

1864

Somerset, England

Eliza A

Hobbs

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Somerset, England

Edward

Hobbs

Son

Single

13

1868

Somerset, England

Bessie

Haggett

Visitor

Single

14

1867

Pilton, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Cornish

Servant

Single

20

1861

Somerset, England

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