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Household of Thomas Pelham (born 1822, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brighton, Sussex, 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 Pelham and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Pelham, born in 1822 in East Blatchington, Sussex, consisted of 4 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Edward Thomas (born 1847 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and Walter Benjamin (born 1859 in Brighton, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Matilda Elizth Legg, born in 1861 in Brighton, Sussex, England.


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Thomas Pelham's household

Male

Thomas

Pelham

Head
Male

Edward Thomas

Pelham

Son
Male

Walter Benjamin

Pelham

Son
Female

Matilda Elizth

Legg

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Pelham
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place East Blatchington, Sussex, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Pelham

Head

Widower

59

1822

East Blatchington, Sussex, England

Edward Thomas

Pelham

Son

Single

34

1847

Brighton, Sussex, England

Walter Benjamin

Pelham

Son

Single

22

1859

Brighton, Sussex, England

Matilda Elizth

Legg

Servant

Single

20

1861

Brighton, Sussex, England

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