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Household of William T Rule (born 1813, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheppey, 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.

William T Rule and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William T Rule, born in 1813 in Gillingham, Kent, consisted of 6 members. William T was the head of the household, married to Sarah E Rule, born in 1817 in Gillingham, Kent, England. They had 1 child; Lydia, born 1857 in Sheerness, Kent, England. They had 2 grandchildren; Arthur (born 1879 in Sheerness, Kent, England) and Maude (born 1877 in Sheerness, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William T's Servant, Nellie Brushwood, born in 1867 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.


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William T Rule's household

Male

William T

Rule

Head
Female

Sarah E

Rule

Wife
Female

Lydia

Maudling

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Maudling

Grand Son
Female

Maude

Newton

Grand Daughter
Female

Nellie

Brushwood

Servant
First name(s) William T
Last name Rule
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Gillingham, Kent, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William T

Rule

Head

Married

68

1813

Gillingham, Kent, England

Sarah E

Rule

Wife

Married

64

1817

Gillingham, Kent, England

Lydia

Maudling

Daughter

Married

24

1857

Sheerness, Kent, England

Arthur

Maudling

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Sheerness, Kent, England

Maude

Newton

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Sheerness, Kent, England

Nellie

Brushwood

Servant

Single

14

1867

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

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