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Household of Thomas Steele (born 1840, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Exeter, Devon, 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 Steele and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Steele, born in 1840 in Alford, Lincolnshire, consisted of 14 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth E Steele, born in 1844 in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England. They had 8 children; Rowland C (born 1867 in Exeter, Devon, England), Florence A (born 1868 in Exeter, Devon, England), Amy B (born 1869 in Exeter, Devon, England), Tom Barton (born 1871 in Exeter, Devon, England), Edith A (born 1872 in Exeter, Devon, England), Mildred M (born 1874 in Exeter, Devon, England), Evelyn C (born 1875 in Exeter, Devon, England) and Isabel W (born 1878 in Exeter, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Aunt To Wife, Amy (born 1817 in Upwell, Norfolk, England), Thomas's Servant, Annie (born 1857 in Bridestowe, Devon, England), Thomas's Servant, Lucy (born 1860 in Bridford, Devon, England) and Thomas's Servant, Mary (born 1833 in Crediton, Devon, England).


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Thomas Steele's household

Male

Thomas

Steele

Head
Female

Elizabeth E

Steele

Wife
Male

Rowland C

Steele

Son
Female

Florence A

Steele

Daughter
Female

Amy B

Steele

Daughter
Male

Tom Barton

Steele

Son
Female

Edith A

Steele

Daughter
Female

Mildred M

Steele

Daughter
Female

Evelyn C

Steele

Daughter
Female

Isabel W

Steele

Daughter
Female

Amy

Cunnington

Aunt To Wife
Female

Annie

White

Servant
Female

Lucy

Spear

Servant
Female

Mary

Galling

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Steele
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Alford, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Steele

Head

Married

41

1840

Alford, Lincolnshire, England

Elizabeth E

Steele

Wife

Married

37

1844

Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England

Rowland C

Steele

Son

Single

14

1867

Exeter, Devon, England

Florence A

Steele

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Exeter, Devon, England

Amy B

Steele

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Exeter, Devon, England

Tom Barton

Steele

Son

Single

10

1871

Exeter, Devon, England

Edith A

Steele

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Exeter, Devon, England

Mildred M

Steele

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Exeter, Devon, England

Evelyn C

Steele

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Exeter, Devon, England

Isabel W

Steele

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Exeter, Devon, England

Amy

Cunnington

Aunt To Wife

Widow

64

1817

Upwell, Norfolk, England

Annie

White

Servant

Single

24

1857

Bridestowe, Devon, England

Lucy

Spear

Servant

Single

21

1860

Bridford, Devon, England

Mary

Galling

Servant

Widow

48

1833

Crediton, Devon, England

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