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Household of Thomas Scales (born 1835, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 Scales and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Scales, born in 1835 in Northwold, Norfolk, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Georgiana Scales, born in 1839 in London, Surrey, England. They had 3 children; Edgar G (born 1863 in London, Surrey, England), Frederick H (born 1865 in London, Surrey, England) and Herbert E (born 1868 in London, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Cousin, Hannah S (born 1837 in Cove, Suffolk, England) and Thomas's Visitor, Maria (born 1835 in Beccles, Suffolk, England).


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Thomas Scales's household

Male

Thomas

Scales

Head
Female

Georgiana

Scales

Wife
Male

Edgar G

Scales

Son
Male

Frederick H

Scales

Son
Male

Herbert E

Scales

Son
Female

Hannah S

Sayer

Cousin
Female

Maria

Thornton

Visitor
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Scales
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Northwold, Norfolk, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Scales

Head

Married

46

1835

Northwold, Norfolk, England

Georgiana

Scales

Wife

Married

42

1839

London, Surrey, England

Edgar G

Scales

Son

Single

18

1863

London, Surrey, England

Frederick H

Scales

Son

Single

16

1865

London, Surrey, England

Herbert E

Scales

Son

Single

13

1868

London, Surrey, England

Hannah S

Sayer

Cousin

Married

44

1837

Cove, Suffolk, England

Maria

Thornton

Visitor

Single

46

1835

Beccles, Suffolk, England

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