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Household of Thomas Palmer (born 1816, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chard, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Palmer, born in 1816 in Crewkerne, Somerset, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Palmer, born in 1817 in Luxborough, Somerset, England. They had 1 child; Henry, born 1851 in Crewkerne, Somerset, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Mary Jane (born 1851 in Kingsbridge, Devon, England), Thomas's Boarder, Mary Sarah (born 1864 in Corscombe, Dorset, England) and Thomas's Servant, Hannah (born 1861 in Thorncombe, Dorset, England).


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Thomas Palmer's household

Male

Thomas

Palmer

Head
Female

Mary

Palmer

Wife
Male

Henry

Palmer

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Anthony

Boarder
Female

Mary Sarah

Milverton

Boarder
Female

Hannah

Bishop

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Palmer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Crewkerne, Somerset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Palmer

Head

Married

65

1816

Crewkerne, Somerset, England

Mary

Palmer

Wife

Married

64

1817

Luxborough, Somerset, England

Henry

Palmer

Son

Single

30

1851

Crewkerne, Somerset, England

Mary Jane

Anthony

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Kingsbridge, Devon, England

Mary Sarah

Milverton

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Corscombe, Dorset, England

Hannah

Bishop

Servant

Single

20

1861

Thorncombe, Dorset, England

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