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Household of Thomas Palmer (born 1835, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, Durham, 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 1835 in Cumberland, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Palmer, born in 1833 in Crosby, Cumberland, England. They had 5 children; Jane (born 1860 in Cumberland, England), Annie (born 1866 in Cumberland, England), Pollie (born 1870 in Stanwix, Cumberland, England), Georgina (born 1871 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England) and Frances (born 1873 in Gateshead, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, John Millican, born in 1857 in Cumberland, England.


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Thomas Palmer's household

Male

Thomas

Palmer

Head
Female

Mary

Palmer

Wife
Female

Jane

Palmer

Daughter
Female

Annie

Palmer

Daughter
Female

Pollie

Palmer

Daughter
Female

Georgina

Palmer

Daughter
Female

Frances

Palmer

Daughter
Male

John

Millican

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Palmer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Cumberland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Palmer

Head

Married

46

1835

Cumberland, England

Mary

Palmer

Wife

Married

48

1833

Crosby, Cumberland, England

Jane

Palmer

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Cumberland, England

Annie

Palmer

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Cumberland, England

Pollie

Palmer

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Stanwix, Cumberland, England

Georgina

Palmer

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Frances

Palmer

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Gateshead, Durham, England

John

Millican

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Cumberland, England

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