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Household of William Somes (born 1838, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thanet, 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 Somes and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Somes, born in 1838 in Margate, Kent, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Somes, born in 1838 in Margate, Kent, England. They had 8 children; Alfred Jas (born 1865 in Margate, Kent, England), Helen (born 1867 in Margate, Kent, England), Oliver (born 1868 in Margate, Kent, England), George (born 1870 in Margate, Kent, England), Victor E (born 1871 in Margate, Kent, England), Clara (born 1872 in Margate, Kent, England), Louisa J (born 1875 in Margate, Kent, England) and Rose E (born 1876 in Margate, Kent, England).


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William Somes's household

Male

William

Somes

Head
Female

Mary A

Somes

Wife
Male

Alfred Jas

Somes

Son
Female

Helen

Somes

Daughter
Male

Oliver

Somes

Son
Male

George

Somes

Son
Male

Victor E

Somes

Son
Female

Clara

Somes

Daughter
Female

Louisa J

Somes

Daughter
Female

Rose E

Somes

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Somes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Margate, Kent, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Somes

Head

Married

43

1838

Margate, Kent, England

Mary A

Somes

Wife

Married

43

1838

Margate, Kent, England

Alfred Jas

Somes

Son

Single

16

1865

Margate, Kent, England

Helen

Somes

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Margate, Kent, England

Oliver

Somes

Son

Single

13

1868

Margate, Kent, England

George

Somes

Son

Single

11

1870

Margate, Kent, England

Victor E

Somes

Son

Single

10

1871

Margate, Kent, England

Clara

Somes

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Margate, Kent, England

Louisa J

Somes

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Margate, Kent, England

Rose E

Somes

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Margate, Kent, England

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