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Household of Thomas Shed (born 1833, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dartford, 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 Shed and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shed, born in 1833 in Greenhithe, Kent, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Shed, born in 1831 in Erith, Kent, England. They had 3 children; Mary A (born 1870 in Erith, Kent, England), Thomas (born 1872 in Erith, Kent, England) and John (born 1874 in Erith, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Step Daughter, Elizabeth (born 1860 in Erith, Kent, England), Thomas's Step Daughter, Sarah (born 1866 in Erith, Kent, England), Thomas's Lodger, Jabez (born 1806 in Woolwich, Kent, England) and Thomas's Lodger, John (born 1828 in Erith, Kent, England).


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Thomas Shed's household

Male

Thomas

Shed

Head
Female

Sarah

Shed

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Hart

Step Daughter
Female

Sarah

Hart

Step Daughter
Female

Mary A

Shed

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Shed

Son
Male

John

Shed

Son
Male

Jabez

Broughton

Lodger
Male

John

Palmer

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shed
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Greenhithe, Kent, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shed

Head

Married

48

1833

Greenhithe, Kent, England

Sarah

Shed

Wife

Married

50

1831

Erith, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Hart

Step Daughter

Single

21

1860

Erith, Kent, England

Sarah

Hart

Step Daughter

Single

15

1866

Erith, Kent, England

Mary A

Shed

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Erith, Kent, England

Thomas

Shed

Son

Single

9

1872

Erith, Kent, England

John

Shed

Son

Single

7

1874

Erith, Kent, England

Jabez

Broughton

Lodger

Widower

75

1806

Woolwich, Kent, England

John

Palmer

Lodger

Single

53

1828

Erith, Kent, England

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