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Household of Thomas Smithers (born 1838, 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 Smithers and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Smithers, born in 1838 in Ramsgate, Kent, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Smithers, born in 1836 in Blean, Kent, England. They had 4 children; Florence Amy (born 1880 in Kent, England), Thomas Alfred (born 1865 in Kent, England), Fred George (born 1870 in Buckinghamshire, England) and Albert E (born 1868 in Canterbury, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, Henry J Hatherway, born in 1858 in Bath, Somerset, England.


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Thomas Smithers's household

Male

Thomas

Smithers

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Smithers

Wife
Female

Florence Amy

Smithers

Daughter
Male

Thomas Alfred

Smithers

Son
Male

Fred George

Smithers

Son
Male

Henry J

Hatherway

Lodger
Male

Albert E

Smithers

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Smithers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Ramsgate, Kent, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Thomas

Smithers

Head

Married

43

1838

Ramsgate, Kent, England

Sarah Ann

Smithers

Wife

Married

45

1836

Blean, Kent, England

Florence Amy

Smithers

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Kent, England

Thomas Alfred

Smithers

Son

Single

16

1865

Kent, England

Fred George

Smithers

Son

Single

11

1870

Buckinghamshire, England

Henry J

Hatherway

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Bath, Somerset, England

Albert E

Smithers

Son

Single

13

1868

Canterbury, Kent, England

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