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Household of Benjamin Thomas (born 1849, Pembrokeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Swansea, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Thomas, born in 1849 in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, consisted of 11 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Sarah Thomas, born in 1851 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 7 children; Elizabeth (born 1869 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), William H (born 1871 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), Sarah Ann (born 1875 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), Samuel E (born 1877 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), Margaret H (born 1879 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), Harriet M (born 1878 in London, Middlesex, England) and Robert George (born 1881 in London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Boarder, George Niblett, born in 1842 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England.


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Benjamin Thomas's household

Male

Benjamin

Thomas

Head
Female

Sarah

Thomas

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Thomas

Daughter
Male

William H

Thomas

Son
Female

Sarah Ann

Thomas

Daughter
Male

Samuel E

Thomas

Son
Female

Margaret H

Thomas

Daughter
Male

George

Niblett

Boarder
Female

Mary Ann

Niblett

Wife
Female

Harriet M

Niblett

Daughter
Male

Robert George

Niblett

Son
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Thomas

Head

Married

32

1849

Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Sarah

Thomas

Wife

Married

30

1851

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Thomas

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

William H

Thomas

Son

Single

10

1871

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Sarah Ann

Thomas

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Samuel E

Thomas

Son

Single

4

1877

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Margaret H

Thomas

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

George

Niblett

Boarder

Married

39

1842

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Mary Ann

Niblett

Wife

Married

31

1850

London, Middlesex, England

Harriet M

Niblett

Daughter

Single

3

1878

London, Middlesex, England

Robert George

Niblett

Son

Single

0

1881

London, Middlesex, England

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