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Household of Thomas Selmes (born 1846, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Malling, 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 Selmes and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Selmes, born in 1846 in Herne Bay, Kent, consisted of 4 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Selmes, born in 1853 in Thornton Heath, Surrey, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Niece, Alice (born 1871 in Croydon, Surrey, England) and Thomas's Lodger, Edward (born 1851 in Wrotham, Kent, England).


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Thomas Selmes's household

Male

Thomas

Selmes

Head
Female

Sarah

Selmes

Wife
Female

Alice

Decodney

Niece
Male

Edward

Tomlyn

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Selmes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Herne Bay, Kent, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Selmes

Head

Married

35

1846

Herne Bay, Kent, England

Sarah

Selmes

Wife

Married

28

1853

Thornton Heath, Surrey, England

Alice

Decodney

Niece

Single

10

1871

Croydon, Surrey, England

Edward

Tomlyn

Lodger

Single

30

1851

Wrotham, Kent, England

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