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Household of Thomas Onion (born 1824, Kent)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Onion, born in 1824 in Goudhurst, Kent, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Onion, born in 1831 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. They had 3 children; Robert C (born 1874 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England), Edwin (born 1847 in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England) and Naomi (born 1858 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Alice (born 1880 in Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England) and Harry (born 1881 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England).


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Thomas Onion's household

Male

Thomas

Onion

Head
Female

Sarah

Onion

Wife
Male

Robert C

Barden

Son
Male

Edwin

Halliday

Son
Female

Naomi

Halliday

Daughter
Female

Alice

Halliday

Grand Daughter
Male

Harry

Halliday

Grand Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Onion
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Goudhurst, Kent, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Onion

Head

Married

57

1824

Goudhurst, Kent, England

Sarah

Onion

Wife

Married

50

1831

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Robert C

Barden

Son

Single

7

1874

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Edwin

Halliday

Son

Married

34

1847

Harrogate, Yorkshire, England

Naomi

Halliday

Daughter

Married

23

1858

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Alice

Halliday

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England

Harry

Halliday

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

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