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Household of Thomas Smithen (born 1815, Kent)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Smithen, born in 1815 in Dover, Kent, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Smithen, born in 1824 in Folkestone, Kent, England. They had 2 children; George P (born 1866 in Folkestone, Kent, England) and Margaret A (born 1869 in Folkestone, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, Vincent Fuller, born in 1823 in Wingfield, Kent, England.


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Thomas Smithen's household

Male

Thomas

Smithen

Head
Female

Ellen

Smithen

Wife
Male

George P

Smithen

Son
Female

Margaret A

Smithen

Daughter
Male

Vincent

Fuller

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Smithen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Dover, Kent, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Smithen

Head

Married

66

1815

Dover, Kent, England

Ellen

Smithen

Wife

Married

57

1824

Folkestone, Kent, England

George P

Smithen

Son

Single

15

1866

Folkestone, Kent, England

Margaret A

Smithen

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Folkestone, Kent, England

Vincent

Fuller

Lodger

Married

58

1823

Wingfield, Kent, England

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