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Household of Thomas Ismay (born 1813, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dover, Kent, 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 Ismay and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Ismay, born in 1813 in Dover, Kent, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Ellen (born 1843 in Dover, Kent, England), Fanny (born 1850 in Dover, Kent, England) and Emily (born 1853 in Dover, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Sister In Law, Mary (born 1807 in Dover, Kent, England), Thomas's Servant, Fanny (born 1851 in Margate, Kent, England) and Thomas's Servant, Ellen (born 1862 in Eastry, Kent, England).


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Thomas Ismay's household

Male

Thomas

Ismay

Head
Female

Ellen

Ismay

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Ismay

Daughter
Female

Emily

Ismay

Daughter
Female

Mary

Richards

Sister In Law
Female

Fanny

May

Servant
Female

Ellen

Birch

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Ismay
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Dover, Kent, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Ismay

Head

Widower

68

1813

Dover, Kent, England

Ellen

Ismay

Daughter

Single

38

1843

Dover, Kent, England

Fanny

Ismay

Daughter

Single

31

1850

Dover, Kent, England

Emily

Ismay

Daughter

Single

28

1853

Dover, Kent, England

Mary

Richards

Sister In Law

Single

74

1807

Dover, Kent, England

Fanny

May

Servant

Single

30

1851

Margate, Kent, England

Ellen

Birch

Servant

Single

19

1862

Eastry, Kent, England

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