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Household of Thomas Wake (born 1840, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Wales

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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 Wake and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Wake, born in 1840 in Bruton, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, They had 3 children; Thomas Arthur (born 1866 in Penarth, Glamorganshire, Wales), Walter N (born 1874 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Maria L (born 1877 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Rachel E B (born 1860 in Woolwich, Kent, England), Thomas's Servant, Mary H (born 1859 in Bideford, Devon, England) and Thomas's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1858 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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Thomas Wake's household

Male

Thomas

Wake

Head
Female

Maud

Wake

Wife
Male

Thomas Arthur

Wake

Son
Male

Walter N

Wake

Son
Female

Maria L

Wake

Daughter
Female

Rachel E B

Rothery

Servant
Female

Mary H

Edwards

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Mans

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Wake
Relationship Head
Marital status -
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Bruton, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Wake

Head

-

41

1840

Bruton, Somerset, England

Maud

Wake

Wife

Married

40

1841

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Thomas Arthur

Wake

Son

Single

15

1866

Penarth, Glamorganshire, Wales

Walter N

Wake

Son

Single

7

1874

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

Maria L

Wake

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

Rachel E B

Rothery

Servant

Single

21

1860

Woolwich, Kent, England

Mary H

Edwards

Servant

Single

22

1859

Bideford, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Mans

Servant

Single

23

1858

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

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