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Household of Benjamin Thomas (born 1838, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Saddleworth, 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.

Benjamin Thomas and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Thomas, born in 1838 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, consisted of 6 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Mary Thomas, born in 1841 in Congleton, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; James (born 1867 in Peak Forest, Derbyshire, England), Joseph (born 1869 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Arthur (born 1873 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and Ada Lowe (born 1879 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England).


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Benjamin Thomas's household

Male

Benjamin

Thomas

Head
Female

Mary

Thomas

Wife
Male

James

Thomas

Son
Male

Joseph

Thomas

Son
Male

Arthur

Thomas

Son
Female

Ada Lowe

Thomas

Daughter
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Thomas

Head

Married

43

1838

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Thomas

Wife

Married

40

1841

Congleton, Cheshire, England

James

Thomas

Son

Single

14

1867

Peak Forest, Derbyshire, England

Joseph

Thomas

Son

Single

12

1869

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Thomas

Son

Single

8

1873

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Ada Lowe

Thomas

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

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