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Household of Thomas Palmer (born 1836)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Palmer, born in 1836 in , consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Palmer, born in 1839 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England. They had 2 children; Thomas Hy (born 1869 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England) and Henry (born 1878 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Niece, Betsy (born 1854 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), Thomas's Nephew, Harry (born 1856 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), Thomas's Niece, Maria (born 1876 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), Thomas's Niece, Elizabeth Lucy (born 1880 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), Thomas's Brother, George (born 1837 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England) and Thomas's Niece, Jane (born 1866 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England).


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Thomas Palmer's household

Male

Thomas

Palmer

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Palmer

Wife
Male

Thomas Hy

Palmer

Son
Male

Henry

Palmer

Son
Female

Betsy

Britton

Niece
Male

Harry

Britton

Nephew
Female

Maria

Britton

Niece
Female

Elizabeth Lucy

Britton

Niece
Male

George

Britton

Brother
Female

Jane

Britton

Niece
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Palmer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Holland (Netherlands)

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Palmer

Head

Married

45

1836

Holland (Netherlands)

Elizabeth

Palmer

Wife

Married

42

1839

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Thomas Hy

Palmer

Son

Single

12

1869

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Henry

Palmer

Son

Single

3

1878

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Betsy

Britton

Niece

Single

27

1854

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Harry

Britton

Nephew

Single

25

1856

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Maria

Britton

Niece

Single

5

1876

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth Lucy

Britton

Niece

Single

1

1880

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

George

Britton

Brother

Widower

44

1837

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Jane

Britton

Niece

Single

15

1866

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

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