Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Thomas Silvey (born 1845, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Silvey and 7 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Silvey, born in 1845 in Somerset, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Silvey, born in 1848 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. They had 3 children; Emmeline (born 1875 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Arnold (born 1877 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Gertrude (born 1879 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Mother, Maria (born 1821 in Somerset, England), Thomas's Servant, George (born 1862 in Devon, England) and Thomas's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1863 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Thomas Silvey's household

Male

Thomas

Silvey

Head
Female

Sarah

Silvey

Wife
Female

Emmeline

Silvey

Daughter
Male

Arnold

Silvey

Son
Female

Gertrude

Silvey

Daughter
Female

Maria

Silvey

Mother
Male

George

Copp

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Allen

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Silvey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Silvey

Head

Married

36

1845

Somerset, England

Sarah

Silvey

Wife

Married

33

1848

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Emmeline

Silvey

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Arnold

Silvey

Son

Single

4

1877

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Gertrude

Silvey

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Maria

Silvey

Mother

Widow

60

1821

Somerset, England

George

Copp

Servant

Single

19

1862

Devon, England

Elizabeth

Allen

Servant

Single

18

1863

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Thomas Silvey in Birmingham in 1881, and follow the Silvey family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Thomas Silvey

We’ve found Thomas Silvey in 21 family trees. Find out more about Thomas Silvey's household and view the Silvey family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census