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Household of Thomas Smith (born 1839, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thanet, 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 Smith and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Smith, born in 1839 in Chatham, Kent, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah J Smith, born in 1845 in Deal, Kent, England. They had 4 children; Sarah J (born 1866 in Chatham, Kent, England), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Walmer, Kent, England), Henry J N (born 1876 in Margate, Kent, England) and Alice B (born 1881 in Margate, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Edward J Storey, born in 1832 in Shaftesbury, Dorset, England.


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Thomas Smith's household

Male

Thomas

Smith

Head
Female

Sarah J

Smith

Wife
Female

Sarah J

Smith

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter
Male

Henry J N

Smith

Son
Female

Alice B

Smith

Daughter
Male

Edward J

Storey

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Chatham, Kent, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Smith

Head

Married

42

1839

Chatham, Kent, England

Sarah J

Smith

Wife

Married

36

1845

Deal, Kent, England

Sarah J

Smith

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Chatham, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Walmer, Kent, England

Henry J N

Smith

Son

Single

5

1876

Margate, Kent, England

Alice B

Smith

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Margate, Kent, England

Edward J

Storey

Boarder

Widower

49

1832

Shaftesbury, Dorset, England

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