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Household of Thomas Lane (born 1837, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hastings, Sussex, 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 Lane and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Lane, born in 1837 in Kingsbridge, Devon, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Lane, born in 1833 in Cornwall, England. They had 2 children; Edith (born 1864 in Lenham, Kent, England) and Ernest (born 1865 in Lenham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Caroline (born 1858 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and Thomas's Servant, Mary (born 1864 in Battle, Sussex, England).


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Thomas Lane's household

Male

Thomas

Lane

Head
Female

Sarah

Lane

Wife
Female

Edith

Lane

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Lane

Son
Female

Caroline

McEwen

Servant
Female

Mary

Goodsell

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Lane
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Kingsbridge, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Lane

Head

Married

44

1837

Kingsbridge, Devon, England

Sarah

Lane

Wife

Married

48

1833

Cornwall, England

Edith

Lane

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Lenham, Kent, England

Ernest

Lane

Son

Single

16

1865

Lenham, Kent, England

Caroline

McEwen

Servant

Single

23

1858

Brighton, Sussex, England

Mary

Goodsell

Servant

Single

17

1864

Battle, Sussex, England

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