Thomas Hill in London, Kent in the 1881 Census

Details of Thomas Hill of 83 Florence Road, St Paul Deptford, London, Kent, England

First name(s): Thomas
Last name: Hill
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Married
Gender: Male
Age: 63
Birth year: 1818
Occupation: Railway Locomotive Fireman
Birth town: Deptford
Birth county: Kent
Birth place: England
Street: 83 Florence Road
Town: —
Parish: St Paul Deptford
County: London, Kent
Country: England
Registration district: Greenwich

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Mary	Last name Hill	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 62	Birth year 1819	Occupation -	Birth place Maidstone, Kent, England
First name(s) Frederick Henry	Last name Hill	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 21	Birth year 1860	Occupation Ry Engine Driver	Birth place Camberwell, Surrey, England
First name(s) Jane	Last name Harwood	Relationship Adopted Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 30	Birth year 1851	Occupation Mantle Maker	Birth place Southwark, Surrey, England

About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census

When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.

As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.

When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.

The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.

Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.

See the whole Hill family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes Thomas Hill and 3 other people

Hill family summary

NAME: Thomas Hill
BORN: 1818
BIRTH COUNTY: Kent
ADDRESS IN 1881: St Paul Deptford, London, Kent, England