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Household of Thomas Roots (born 1847, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,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 Roots and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Roots, born in 1847 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Laura Roots, born in 1854 in Walworth, Surrey, England. They had 5 children; John J (born 1870 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England), Frank (born 1872 in Capel, Kent, England), Emma (born 1878 in Deptford, Kent, England), Thomas (born 1880 in Deptford, Kent, England) and William H (born 1881 in Deptford, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, George Reed, born in 1844 in Billingshurst, Sussex, England.


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Thomas Roots's household

Male

Thomas

Roots

Head
Female

Laura

Roots

Wife
Male

John J

Roots

Son
Male

Frank

Roots

Son
Female

Emma

Roots

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Roots

Son
Male

William H

Roots

Son
Male

George

Reed

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Roots
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Roots

Head

Married

34

1847

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Laura

Roots

Wife

Married

27

1854

Walworth, Surrey, England

John J

Roots

Son

Single

11

1870

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Frank

Roots

Son

Single

9

1872

Capel, Kent, England

Emma

Roots

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Deptford, Kent, England

Thomas

Roots

Son

Single

1

1880

Deptford, Kent, England

William H

Roots

Son

Single

0

1881

Deptford, Kent, England

George

Reed

Lodger

Single

37

1844

Billingshurst, Sussex, England

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