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Household of Thomas Payn (born 1846, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eastry, Kent, 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 Payn and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Payn, born in 1846 in Canterbury, Kent, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary A Payn, born in 1848 in Canterbury, Kent, England. They had 5 children; Marie (born 1875 in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England), Harold (born 1877 in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England), Ernest (born 1878 in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, England), Arthur (born 1879 in Wandsworth, Surrey, England) and Clara (born 1881 in Wingham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Bessie (born 1863 in Boughton, Kent, England) and Thomas's Servant, Anna (born 1859 in Staple, Kent, England).


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Thomas Payn's household

Male

Thomas

Payn

Head
Female

Mary A

Payn

Wife
Female

Marie

Payn

Daughter
Male

Harold

Payn

Son
Male

Ernest

Payn

Son
Male

Arthur

Payn

Son
Female

Clara

Payn

Daughter
Female

Bessie

Bowen

Servant
Female

Anna

Theroff

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Payn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Canterbury, Kent, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Payn

Head

Married

35

1846

Canterbury, Kent, England

Mary A

Payn

Wife

Married

33

1848

Canterbury, Kent, England

Marie

Payn

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Hertford, Hertfordshire, England

Harold

Payn

Son

Single

4

1877

Hertford, Hertfordshire, England

Ernest

Payn

Son

Single

3

1878

Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, England

Arthur

Payn

Son

Single

2

1879

Wandsworth, Surrey, England

Clara

Payn

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Wingham, Kent, England

Bessie

Bowen

Servant

Single

18

1863

Boughton, Kent, England

Anna

Theroff

Servant

Single

22

1859

Staple, Kent, England

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