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Household of William Coomes (born 1823, Hertfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camberwell, London,Surrey, 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.

William Coomes and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Coomes, born in 1823 in Hertfordshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Sarah (born 1851 in Southborough, Kent, England), John (born 1859 in Southborough, Kent, England), Joseph (born 1862 in Southborough, Kent, England) and George (born 1865 in Southborough, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Son In Law, Thomas (born 1844 in Brenchley, Kent, England) and William's Boarder, William (born 1843 in Southborough, Kent, England).


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William Coomes's household

Male

William

Coomes

Head
Male

Thomas

Towner

Son In Law
Female

Sarah

Towner

Daughter
Male

John

Coomes

Son
Male

Joseph

Coomes

Son
Male

George

Coomes

Son
Male

William

Shoebridge

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Coomes
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Hertfordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Coomes

Head

Widower

58

1823

Hertfordshire, England

Thomas

Towner

Son In Law

Married

37

1844

Brenchley, Kent, England

Sarah

Towner

Daughter

Married

30

1851

Southborough, Kent, England

John

Coomes

Son

Single

22

1859

Southborough, Kent, England

Joseph

Coomes

Son

Single

19

1862

Southborough, Kent, England

George

Coomes

Son

Single

16

1865

Southborough, Kent, England

William

Shoebridge

Boarder

Single

38

1843

Southborough, Kent, England

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