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Household of Thomas Palmer (born 1849, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bromley, 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 Palmer and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Palmer, born in 1849 in Brasted, Kent, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Rachel Palmer, born in 1850 in Chelsfield, Kent, England. They had 5 children; John G (born 1869 in Chelsfield, Kent, England), Thomas W (born 1874 in Chelsfield, Kent, England), Mary J (born 1876 in Chelsfield, Kent, England), William J (born 1879 in Farnborough, Kent, England) and Lydia (born 1881 in Farnborough, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Brother, William Graves, born in 1858 in Chelsfield, Kent, England.


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Thomas Palmer's household

Male

Thomas

Palmer

Head
Female

Rachel

Palmer

Wife
Male

John G

Palmer

Son
Male

Thomas W

Palmer

Son
Female

Mary J

Palmer

Daughter
Male

William J

Palmer

Son
Female

Lydia

Palmer

Daughter
Male

William

Graves

Brother
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Palmer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Brasted, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Palmer

Head

Married

32

1849

Brasted, Kent, England

Rachel

Palmer

Wife

Married

31

1850

Chelsfield, Kent, England

John G

Palmer

Son

Single

12

1869

Chelsfield, Kent, England

Thomas W

Palmer

Son

Single

7

1874

Chelsfield, Kent, England

Mary J

Palmer

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Chelsfield, Kent, England

William J

Palmer

Son

Single

2

1879

Farnborough, Kent, England

Lydia

Palmer

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Farnborough, Kent, England

William

Graves

Brother

Single

23

1858

Chelsfield, Kent, England

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