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Household of David Thomas (born 1840, Denbighshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, 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.

David Thomas and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Thomas, born in 1840 in Denbigh, Denbighshire, consisted of 8 members. David was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; Margaret E (born 1870 in Kirkdale, Lancashire, England), John R (born 1872 in Kirkdale, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth A (born 1875 in Kirkdale, Lancashire, England), Mary Jane (born 1877 in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England) and William Edwd (born 1878 in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Father In Law, Robert (born 1822 in Caernarvonshire, Wales) and David's Sister, Margaret (born 1859 in Rhydwyn, Anglesey, Wales).


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David Thomas's household

Male

David

Thomas

Head
Female

Margaret E

Thomas

Daughter
Male

John R

Thomas

Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Thomas

Daughter
Male

William Edwd

Thomas

Son
Male

Robert

Thomas

Father In Law
Female

Margaret

Thomas

Sister
First name(s) David
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Denbigh, Denbighshire, Wales

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Thomas

Head

Widower

41

1840

Denbigh, Denbighshire, Wales

Margaret E

Thomas

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Kirkdale, Lancashire, England

John R

Thomas

Son

Single

9

1872

Kirkdale, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Thomas

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Kirkdale, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Thomas

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England

William Edwd

Thomas

Son

Single

3

1878

Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England

Robert

Thomas

Father In Law

Widower

59

1822

Caernarvonshire, Wales

Margaret

Thomas

Sister

Single

22

1859

Rhydwyn, Anglesey, Wales

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