Thomas Wood in London, Middlesex in the 1881 Census

Details of Thomas Wood of 155 & 156 High Street, Wapping, London, Middlesex, England

First name(s): Thomas
Last name: Wood
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Married
Gender: Male
Age: 60
Birth year: 1821
Occupation: Coffee House Keeper
Birth town: Molash
Birth county: Kent
Birth place: England
Street: 155 & 156 High Street
Town: —
Parish: Wapping
County: London, Middlesex
Country: England
Registration district: Stepney

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Mary A	Last name Wood	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 54	Birth year 1827	Occupation Wife Of Coffee House Keeper	Birth place Wimbledon, Surrey, England
First name(s) Margaret	Last name Sharman	Relationship Servant	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 19	Birth year 1862	Occupation Domes Serv	Birth place Wapping, Middlesex, England
First name(s) Helen	Last name Johnson	Relationship Servant	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 17	Birth year 1864	Occupation Domes Serv	Birth place Stepney, Middlesex, England
First name(s) Kate	Last name Ashton	Relationship Servant	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 37	Birth year 1844	Occupation Domes Serv	Birth place Wapping, Middlesex, 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 Wood family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes Thomas Wood and 4 other people

Wood family summary

NAME: Thomas Wood
BORN: 1821
BIRTH COUNTY: Kent
ADDRESS IN 1881: Wapping, London, Middlesex, England