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Household of Thomas Metcalf (born 1838, Huntingdonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Saffron Walden, 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 Metcalf and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Metcalf, born in 1838 in Somersham, Huntingdonshire, consisted of 12 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Leah S Metcalf, born in 1840 in Burnham Market, Norfolk, England. They had 10 children; William T (born 1863 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England), Arthur D (born 1864 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England), Leah S (born 1866 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England), Emma (born 1868 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England), Francis A (born 1870 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England), Susan D (born 1872 in Widford, Hertfordshire, England), Eliza A (born 1874 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England), Charles (born 1877 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England), Charles (born 1879 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England) and Blanche B (born 1881 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England).


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Thomas Metcalf's household

Male

Thomas

Metcalf

Head
Female

Leah S

Metcalf

Wife
Male

William T

Metcalf

Son
Male

Arthur D

Metcalf

Son
Female

Leah S

Metcalf

Daughter
Female

Emma

Metcalf

Daughter
Male

Francis A

Metcalf

Son
Female

Susan D

Metcalf

Daughter
Female

Eliza A

Metcalf

Daughter
Male

Charles

Metcalf

Son
Male

Charles

Metcalf

Son
Female

Blanche B

Metcalf

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Metcalf
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Somersham, Huntingdonshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Metcalf

Head

Married

43

1838

Somersham, Huntingdonshire, England

Leah S

Metcalf

Wife

Married

41

1840

Burnham Market, Norfolk, England

William T

Metcalf

Son

Single

18

1863

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Arthur D

Metcalf

Son

Single

17

1864

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Leah S

Metcalf

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Emma

Metcalf

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Francis A

Metcalf

Son

Single

11

1870

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Susan D

Metcalf

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Widford, Hertfordshire, England

Eliza A

Metcalf

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Saffron Walden, Essex, England

Charles

Metcalf

Son

Single

4

1877

Saffron Walden, Essex, England

Charles

Metcalf

Son

Single

2

1879

Saffron Walden, Essex, England

Blanche B

Metcalf

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Saffron Walden, Essex, England

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