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Household of Benjamin Thomas (born 1835, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton Regis, Gloucestershire, 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.

Benjamin Thomas and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Thomas, born in 1835 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, consisted of 14 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Letitia M Thomas, born in 1840 in Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England. They had 5 children; Mary L (born 1864 in Clevedon, Somerset, England), Lillian M (born 1868 in Clevedon, Somerset, England), Alice M (born 1870 in Brislington, Somerset, England), Walter S (born 1873 in Brislington, Somerset, England) and Elliott C (born 1877 in Brislington, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Governess, Catherine (born 1853 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England), Benjamin's Servant, Grace (born 1836 in Penzance, Cornwall, England), Benjamin's Servant, Sarah A (born 1862 in Somerset, England), Benjamin's Servant, Emma (born 1860 in Teignmouth, Devon, England), Benjamin's Servant, Mary A (born 1857 in Wellington, Somerset, England), Benjamin's Servant, Ann S (born 1861 in Wellington, Somerset, England) and Benjamin's Servant, Emma C A (born 1866 in Dorset, England).


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Benjamin Thomas's household

Male

Benjamin

Thomas

Head
Female

Letitia M

Thomas

Wife
Female

Mary L

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Lillian M

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Alice M

Thomas

Daughter
Male

Walter S

Thomas

Son
Male

Elliott C

Thomas

Son
Female

Catherine

Prentice

Governess
Female

Grace

Symes

Servant
Female

Sarah A

Ford

Servant
Female

Emma

Pengelly

Servant
Female

Mary A

Rice

Servant
Female

Ann S

Parkman

Servant
Female

Emma C A

Edwards

Servant
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Thomas

Head

Married

46

1835

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Letitia M

Thomas

Wife

Married

41

1840

Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England

Mary L

Thomas

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Clevedon, Somerset, England

Lillian M

Thomas

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Clevedon, Somerset, England

Alice M

Thomas

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Brislington, Somerset, England

Walter S

Thomas

Son

Single

8

1873

Brislington, Somerset, England

Elliott C

Thomas

Son

Single

4

1877

Brislington, Somerset, England

Catherine

Prentice

Governess

Single

28

1853

Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Grace

Symes

Servant

Single

45

1836

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Sarah A

Ford

Servant

Single

19

1862

Somerset, England

Emma

Pengelly

Servant

Single

21

1860

Teignmouth, Devon, England

Mary A

Rice

Servant

Single

24

1857

Wellington, Somerset, England

Ann S

Parkman

Servant

Single

20

1861

Wellington, Somerset, England

Emma C A

Edwards

Servant

Single

15

1866

Dorset, England

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