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Household of Thomas Palmer (born 1841, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wellington, Somerset, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Palmer, born in 1841 in Stawley, Somerset, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Emily Jane Palmer, born in 1849 in Ashbrittle, Somerset, England. They had 5 children; Edwin (born 1873 in Stawley, Somerset, England), Thomas (born 1875 in Stawley, Somerset, England), Mabel Mary (born 1876 in Stawley, Somerset, England), Harry Morse (born 1877 in Stawley, Somerset, England) and Emily E (born 1879 in Stawley, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Mother In Law, Mary (born 1807 in Oakford, Devon, England), Thomas's Clerk, Robert Wm (born 1852 in Luxborough, Somerset, England), Thomas's Servant, Ann (born 1860 in Upton, Somerset, England) and Thomas's Servant, Velinor (born 1868 in Dulverton, Somerset, England).


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Thomas Palmer's household

Male

Thomas

Palmer

Head
Female

Emily Jane

Palmer

Wife
Male

Edwin

Palmer

Son
Male

Thomas

Palmer

Son
Female

Mabel Mary

Palmer

Daughter
Male

Harry Morse

Palmer

Son
Female

Emily E

Palmer

Daughter
Female

Mary

Morse

Mother In Law
Male

Robert Wm

Tarr

Clerk
Female

Ann

Webber

Servant
Female

Velinor

Brice

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Palmer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Stawley, Somerset, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Palmer

Head

Married

40

1841

Stawley, Somerset, England

Emily Jane

Palmer

Wife

Married

32

1849

Ashbrittle, Somerset, England

Edwin

Palmer

Son

Single

8

1873

Stawley, Somerset, England

Thomas

Palmer

Son

Single

6

1875

Stawley, Somerset, England

Mabel Mary

Palmer

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Stawley, Somerset, England

Harry Morse

Palmer

Son

Single

4

1877

Stawley, Somerset, England

Emily E

Palmer

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Stawley, Somerset, England

Mary

Morse

Mother In Law

Widow

74

1807

Oakford, Devon, England

Robert Wm

Tarr

Clerk

Single

29

1852

Luxborough, Somerset, England

Ann

Webber

Servant

Single

21

1860

Upton, Somerset, England

Velinor

Brice

Servant

Single

13

1868

Dulverton, Somerset, England

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