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Household of William Thos Rule (born 1844, 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 Thos Rule and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thos Rule, born in 1844 in Sheerness, Kent, consisted of 8 members. William Thos was the head of the household, married to Mary Rule, born in 1842 in Great Wakering, Essex, England. They had 5 children; William N (born 1868 in Sheerness, Kent, England), Arthur G (born 1874 in Sheerness, Kent, England), Albert J (born 1877 in Sheerness, Kent, England), Florence N (born 1879 in Sheerness, Kent, England) and Robert C (born 1881 in Sheerness, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William Thos's Servant, Alice Snow, born in 1864 in Sheerness, Kent, England.


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William Thos Rule's household

Male

William Thos

Rule

Head
Female

Mary

Rule

Wife
Male

William N

Rule

Son
Male

Arthur G

Rule

Son
Male

Albert J

Rule

Son
Female

Florence N

Rule

Daughter
Male

Robert C

Rule

Son
Female

Alice

Snow

Servant
First name(s) William Thos
Last name Rule
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Sheerness, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William Thos

Rule

Head

Married

37

1844

Sheerness, Kent, England

Mary

Rule

Wife

Married

39

1842

Great Wakering, Essex, England

William N

Rule

Son

Single

13

1868

Sheerness, Kent, England

Arthur G

Rule

Son

Single

7

1874

Sheerness, Kent, England

Albert J

Rule

Son

Single

4

1877

Sheerness, Kent, England

Florence N

Rule

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sheerness, Kent, England

Robert C

Rule

Son

Single

0

1881

Sheerness, Kent, England

Alice

Snow

Servant

Single

17

1864

Sheerness, Kent, England

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