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Household of Thomas Soames (born 1848, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eastry, 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 Soames and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Soames, born in 1848 in Woodnesborough, Kent, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Amelia F Soames, born in 1853 in Canterbury, Kent, England. They had 2 children; Thomas G (born 1873 in Woodnesborough, Kent, England) and Earnest W (born 1876 in Woodnesborough, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Lodger, John (born 1863 in Ickham, Kent, England) and Thomas's Lodger, Richard (born 1819 in -).


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Thomas Soames's household

Male

Thomas

Soames

Head
Female

Amelia F

Soames

Wife
Male

Thomas G

Soames

Son
Male

Earnest W

Soames

Son
Male

John

Beake

Lodger
Male

Richard

Richards

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Soames
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Woodnesborough, Kent, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Soames

Head

Married

33

1848

Woodnesborough, Kent, England

Amelia F

Soames

Wife

Married

28

1853

Canterbury, Kent, England

Thomas G

Soames

Son

Single

8

1873

Woodnesborough, Kent, England

Earnest W

Soames

Son

Single

5

1876

Woodnesborough, Kent, England

John

Beake

Lodger

Single

18

1863

Ickham, Kent, England

Richard

Richards

Lodger

Single

62

1819

-

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