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Household of Thomas Shoesmith (born 1824, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cranbrook, 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 Shoesmith and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shoesmith, born in 1824 in Benenden, Kent, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Caroline Shoesmith, born in 1824 in Cranbrook, Kent, England. They had 1 child; Annie, born 1863 in Cranbrook, Kent, England. They had 1 grandchild; Alice, born 1881 in Cranbrook, Kent, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Son In Law, William H Farmer, born in 1859 in Staplehurst, Kent, England.


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Thomas Shoesmith's household

Male

Thomas

Shoesmith

Head
Female

Caroline

Shoesmith

Wife
Male

William H

Farmer

Son In Law
Female

Annie

Farmer

Daughter
Female

Alice

Farmer

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shoesmith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Benenden, Kent, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shoesmith

Head

Married

57

1824

Benenden, Kent, England

Caroline

Shoesmith

Wife

Married

57

1824

Cranbrook, Kent, England

William H

Farmer

Son In Law

Married

22

1859

Staplehurst, Kent, England

Annie

Farmer

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Cranbrook, Kent, England

Alice

Farmer

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Cranbrook, Kent, England

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