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Household of Benjamin Thomas (born 1843, Pembrokeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Thomas, born in 1843 in Pembrokeshire, consisted of 7 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to John Emily Thomas, born in 1859 in Redruth, Cornwall, England. They had 3 children; Catherine (born 1872 in Glamorganshire, Wales), David (born 1874 in Glamorganshire, Wales) and John M (born 1881 in Margam, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Boarder Head, John Henry Nichols, born in 1856 in Redruth, Cornwall, England.


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Benjamin Thomas's household

Male

Benjamin

Thomas

Head
Female

John Emily

Thomas

Wife
Female

Catherine

Thomas

Daughter
Male

David

Thomas

Son
Male

John M

Thomas

Son
Male

John Henry

Nichols

Boarder Head
Female

Isabella

Nichols

Wife
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Pembrokeshire, Wales

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Thomas

Head

Married

38

1843

Pembrokeshire, Wales

John Emily

Thomas

Wife

Married

22

1859

Redruth, Cornwall, England

Catherine

Thomas

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Glamorganshire, Wales

David

Thomas

Son

Single

7

1874

Glamorganshire, Wales

John M

Thomas

Son

Single

0

1881

Margam, Glamorganshire, Wales

John Henry

Nichols

Boarder Head

Married

25

1856

Redruth, Cornwall, England

Isabella

Nichols

Wife

Married

19

1862

Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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