Thomas Wilding in Suffolk in the 1881 Census

Details of Thomas Wilding of Cottage, Earl Stonham, Suffolk, England

First name(s): Thomas
Last name: Wilding
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Married
Gender: Male
Age: 45
Birth year: 1836
Occupation: Ag Lab
Birth town: —
Birth county: Suffolk
Birth place: England
Street: Cottage
Town: —
Parish: Earl Stonham
County: Suffolk
Country: England
Registration district: Bosmere

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Martha	Last name Wilding	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 45	Birth year 1836	Occupation -	Birth place Suffolk, England
First name(s) Rebkeh	Last name Wilding	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 23	Birth year 1858	Occupation -	Birth place Suffolk, England
First name(s) William	Last name Wilding	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 21	Birth year 1860	Occupation Ag Lab	Birth place Suffolk, England
First name(s) Thomas	Last name Wilding	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 18	Birth year 1863	Occupation Ag Lab	Birth place Suffolk, England
First name(s) James	Last name Wilding	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 15	Birth year 1866	Occupation Ag Lab	Birth place Suffolk, England
First name(s) Robert	Last name Wilding	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 12	Birth year 1869	Occupation Sholar	Birth place Suffolk, England
First name(s) Edward	Last name Wilding	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 10	Birth year 1871	Occupation Sholar	Birth place Suffolk, England
First name(s) Charles	Last name Wilding	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 4	Birth year 1877	Occupation -	Birth place Suffolk, England
First name(s) Polly	Last name Wilding	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 2	Birth year 1879	Occupation -	Birth place Suffolk, England
First name(s) Sarah	Last name Wilding	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 1	Birth year 1880	Occupation -	Birth place Suffolk, 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 Wilding family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes Thomas Wilding and 10 other people

Wilding family summary

NAME: Thomas Wilding
BORN: 1836
BIRTH COUNTY: Suffolk
ADDRESS IN 1881: Earl Stonham, Suffolk, England