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Household of Thomas Palmer (born 1832, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,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 Palmer and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Palmer, born in 1832 in Lidgate, Suffolk, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary A Palmer, born in 1829 in Tackley, Oxfordshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Niece, Sarah (born 1863 in Bladon, Oxfordshire, England), Thomas's Boarder, William (born 1853 in Greenwich, Kent, England), Thomas's Boarder, Rhoda (born 1852 in Hertfordshire, England) and Thomas's Boarder, Mary (born 1826 in Lynn, Norfolk, England).


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Thomas Palmer's household

Male

Thomas

Palmer

Head
Female

Mary A

Palmer

Wife
Female

Sarah

Howes

Niece
Male

William

Steer

Boarder
Female

Rhoda

Steer

Boarder
Female

Mary

Painton

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Palmer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Lidgate, Suffolk, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Palmer

Head

Married

49

1832

Lidgate, Suffolk, England

Mary A

Palmer

Wife

Married

52

1829

Tackley, Oxfordshire, England

Sarah

Howes

Niece

Single

18

1863

Bladon, Oxfordshire, England

William

Steer

Boarder

Married

28

1853

Greenwich, Kent, England

Rhoda

Steer

Boarder

Married

29

1852

Hertfordshire, England

Mary

Painton

Boarder

Married

55

1826

Lynn, Norfolk, England

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