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Household of Thomas West (born 1840, Hertfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Croydon, Surrey,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 West and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas West, born in 1840 in Bushey, Hertfordshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Esther West, born in 1838 in Moreton, Oxfordshire, England. They had 4 children; Ernest (born 1868 in Moreton, Oxfordshire, England), Arthur W (born 1874 in Surrey, England), Dora M (born 1869 in East Indies) and Aimee (born 1871 in Newport, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Vistor, Ellen E (born 1862 in Taunton, Somerset, England), Thomas's Lodger, Dora (born 1845 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland) and Thomas's Lodger, George R (born 1853 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas West's household

Male

Thomas

West

Head
Female

Esther

West

Wife
Male

Ernest

West

Son
Male

Arthur W

West

Son
Female

Ellen E

Graddon

Vistor
Female

Dora

Galpin

Lodger
Female

Dora M

Galpin

Daughter
Female

Aimee

Galpin

Daughter
Male

George R

Norrish

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name West
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Bushey, Hertfordshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

West

Head

Married

41

1840

Bushey, Hertfordshire, England

Esther

West

Wife

Married

43

1838

Moreton, Oxfordshire, England

Ernest

West

Son

Single

13

1868

Moreton, Oxfordshire, England

Arthur W

West

Son

Single

7

1874

Surrey, England

Ellen E

Graddon

Vistor

Single

19

1862

Taunton, Somerset, England

Dora

Galpin

Lodger

Married

36

1845

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Dora M

Galpin

Daughter

Single

12

1869

East Indies

Aimee

Galpin

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Newport, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

George R

Norrish

Lodger

Single

28

1853

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

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