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Household of Arthur Thomas (born 1836, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bethnal Green, London,Middlesex, 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.

Arthur Thomas and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Arthur Thomas, born in 1836 in Walworth, Surrey, consisted of 6 members. Arthur was the head of the household, married to Eliza Thomas, born in 1824 in Brandon, Suffolk, England. They had 2 children; Walter (born 1862 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England) and Willie (born 1864 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Arthur's Lodger, Robert (born 1851 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England) and Arthur's Lodger, Henry (born 1861 in Marlingford, Norfolk, England).


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Arthur Thomas's household

Male

Arthur

Thomas

Head
Female

Eliza

Thomas

Wife
Male

Walter

Thomas

Son
Male

Willie

Thomas

Son
Male

Robert

Eiles

Lodger
Male

Henry

Roberts

Lodger
First name(s) Arthur
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Walworth, Surrey, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Arthur

Thomas

Head

Married

45

1836

Walworth, Surrey, England

Eliza

Thomas

Wife

Married

57

1824

Brandon, Suffolk, England

Walter

Thomas

Son

Single

19

1862

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Willie

Thomas

Son

Single

17

1864

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Robert

Eiles

Lodger

Single

30

1851

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Henry

Roberts

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Marlingford, Norfolk, England

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