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Household of Thomas Silk (born 1819, Somerset)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birmingham, Warwickshire, 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 Silk and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Silk, born in 1819 in Somerset, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Silk, born in 1816 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. They had 2 grandchildren; John (born 1868 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Sarah (born 1872 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Thomas (born 1846 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Thomas's Boarder Wife, Ellen (born 1854 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Thomas's Boarder Daughter, Sarah A (born 1873 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Thomas's Boarder Daughter, Ada (born 1881 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).
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Thomas Silk's household
Thomas
Silk
Head
Sarah
Silk
Wife
John
Cox
Grand Son
Sarah
Cox
Grand Daughter
Thomas
Cooper
Boarder
Ellen
Cooper
Boarder Wife
Sarah A
Cooper
Boarder Daughter
Ada
Cooper
Boarder Daughter
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Silk |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 62 |
| Birth year | 1819 |
| Birth place | Somerset, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Silk | Head | Married | 62 | 1819 | Somerset, England | |
Sarah | Silk | Wife | Married | 65 | 1816 | Bristol, Gloucestershire, England | |
John | Cox | Grand Son | Single | 13 | 1868 | Birmingham, Warwickshire, England | |
Sarah | Cox | Grand Daughter | Single | 9 | 1872 | Birmingham, Warwickshire, England | |
Thomas | Cooper | Boarder | Married | 35 | 1846 | Birmingham, Warwickshire, England | |
Ellen | Cooper | Boarder Wife | Married | 27 | 1854 | Birmingham, Warwickshire, England | |
Sarah A | Cooper | Boarder Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Birmingham, Warwickshire, England | |
Ada | Cooper | Boarder Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | Birmingham, Warwickshire, England |
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