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Household of Beny Thomas (born 1846, Glamorganshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Merthyr Tydfil, 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.

Beny Thomas and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Beny Thomas, born in 1846 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, consisted of 11 members. Beny was the head of the household, married to Catherine Thomas, born in 1849 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1872 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales), Mary (born 1874 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales), Edward (born 1876 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales), Anne (born 1879 in Glamorganshire, Wales) and Benjamin (born 1881 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were Beny's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1806 in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales), Beny's Boarder, John (born 1864 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales), Beny's Boarder, Thomas (born 1866 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Beny's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1868 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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Beny Thomas's household

Male

Beny

Thomas

Head
Female

Catherine

Thomas

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Mary

Thomas

Daughter
Male

Edward

Thomas

Son
Female

Anne

Thomas

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Thomas

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Evans

Boarder
Male

John

Evans

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Evans

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

Evans

Boarder
First name(s) Beny
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Beny

Thomas

Head

Married

35

1846

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Catherine

Thomas

Wife

Married

32

1849

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Thomas

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary

Thomas

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Edward

Thomas

Son

Single

5

1876

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Anne

Thomas

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Glamorganshire, Wales

Benjamin

Thomas

Son

Single

0

1881

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Evans

Boarder

Widow

75

1806

Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales

John

Evans

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas

Evans

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Evans

Boarder

Single

13

1868

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

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