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Household of Thomas Shirley (born 1845, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Maidstone, 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 Shirley and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shirley, born in 1845 in Maidstone, Kent, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Patience Shirley, born in 1842 in Bearsted, Kent, England. They had 5 children; Frederick (born 1868 in Maidstone, Kent, England), Harry (born 1876 in Maidstone, Kent, England), Alice (born 1871 in Maidstone, Kent, England), Daisey (born 1878 in Maidstone, Kent, England) and Patience (born 1881 in Maidstone, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, Jane Dudding, born in 1816 in Canterbury, Kent, England.


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Thomas Shirley's household

Male

Thomas

Shirley

Head
Female

Patience

Shirley

Wife
Male

Frederick

Shirley

Son
Male

Harry

Shirley

Son
Female

Alice

Shirley

Daughter
Female

Daisey

Shirley

Daughter
Female

Patience

Shirley

Daughter
Female

Jane

Dudding

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shirley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Maidstone, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shirley

Head

Married

36

1845

Maidstone, Kent, England

Patience

Shirley

Wife

Married

39

1842

Bearsted, Kent, England

Frederick

Shirley

Son

Single

13

1868

Maidstone, Kent, England

Harry

Shirley

Son

Single

5

1876

Maidstone, Kent, England

Alice

Shirley

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Maidstone, Kent, England

Daisey

Shirley

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Maidstone, Kent, England

Patience

Shirley

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Maidstone, Kent, England

Jane

Dudding

Lodger

Widow

65

1816

Canterbury, Kent, England

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