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Household of Thomas Ruff (born 1831, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brentford, Middlesex, 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 Ruff and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Ruff, born in 1831 in Brentford, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Frances A Ruff, born in 1839 in Brentford, Middlesex, England. They had 6 children; Henry (born 1863 in Brentford, Middlesex, England), Sarah A (born 1867 in Brentford, Middlesex, England), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Brentford, Middlesex, England), Thomas (born 1871 in Brentford, Middlesex, England), Alice (born 1874 in Brentford, Middlesex, England) and Charles J (born 1879 in Brentford, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Harry Tompkins, born in 1850 in Brentford, Middlesex, England.


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Thomas Ruff's household

Male

Thomas

Ruff

Head
Female

Frances A

Ruff

Wife
Male

Henry

Ruff

Son
Female

Sarah A

Ruff

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Ruff

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Ruff

Son
Female

Alice

Ruff

Daughter
Male

Charles J

Ruff

Son
Male

Harry

Tompkins

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Ruff
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Brentford, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Ruff

Head

Married

50

1831

Brentford, Middlesex, England

Frances A

Ruff

Wife

Married

42

1839

Brentford, Middlesex, England

Henry

Ruff

Son

Single

18

1863

Brentford, Middlesex, England

Sarah A

Ruff

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Brentford, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Ruff

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Brentford, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Ruff

Son

Single

10

1871

Brentford, Middlesex, England

Alice

Ruff

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Brentford, Middlesex, England

Charles J

Ruff

Son

Single

2

1879

Brentford, Middlesex, England

Harry

Tompkins

Boarder

Single

31

1850

Brentford, Middlesex, England

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