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Household of Thomas W Whale (born 1826, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Torrington, 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 W Whale and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas W Whale, born in 1826 in Botley, Hampshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas W was the head of the household, married to Jessie Whale, born in 1845 in Dolton, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas W's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1859 in Dolton, Devon, England), Thomas W's Servant, Mary A (born 1853 in Blackborough, Devon, England), Thomas W's Servant, Julia (born 1861 in St Giles, Devon, England), Thomas W's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1864 in Dolton, Devon, England) and Thomas W's Servant, William H (born 1856 in Somerset, England).


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Thomas W Whale's household

Male

Thomas W

Whale

Head
Female

Jessie

Whale

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Harris

Servant
Female

Mary A

Radford

Servant
Female

Julia

Cole

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Weeks

Servant
Male

William H

Barns

Servant
First name(s) Thomas W
Last name Whale
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Botley, Hampshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas W

Whale

Head

Married

55

1826

Botley, Hampshire, England

Jessie

Whale

Wife

Married

36

1845

Dolton, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Harris

Servant

Single

22

1859

Dolton, Devon, England

Mary A

Radford

Servant

Single

28

1853

Blackborough, Devon, England

Julia

Cole

Servant

Single

20

1861

St Giles, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Weeks

Servant

Single

17

1864

Dolton, Devon, England

William H

Barns

Servant

Single

25

1856

Somerset, England

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