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Household of Ben Thomas (born 1820, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Ben Thomas and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ben Thomas, born in 1820 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Ben was the head of the household, married to Jane Thomas, born in 1824 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Harry (born 1850 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England) and Louisa (born 1855 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Percy, born 1878 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Ben's Son In Law, Joseph (born 1856 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England) and Ben's Daughter In Law, Rena (born 1857 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).


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Ben Thomas's household

Male

Ben

Thomas

Head
Female

Jane

Thomas

Wife
Male

Harry

Thomas

Son
Female

Louisa

Thomas

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Ould

Son In Law
Female

Rena

Ould

Daughter In Law
Male

Percy

Ould

Grand Son
First name(s) Ben
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ben

Thomas

Head

Married

61

1820

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Thomas

Wife

Married

57

1824

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Thomas

Son

Single

31

1850

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Louisa

Thomas

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Ould

Son In Law

Married

25

1856

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

Rena

Ould

Daughter In Law

Married

24

1857

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Percy

Ould

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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