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Household of David Thomas (born 1833, Carmarthenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontypridd, 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.

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 1833 in Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire, consisted of 8 members. David was the head of the household, married to Alice Thomas, born in 1834 in Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1859 in Glamorganshire, Wales), Sarah J (born 1869 in Glamorganshire, Wales), William J (born 1874 in Glamorganshire, Wales) and John M (born 1878 in Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Lodger Head, Leyshon (born 1854 in Maesteg, Glamorganshire, Wales) and David's Lodger, John (born 1849 in Cornwall, England).


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David Thomas's household

Male

David

Thomas

Head
Female

Alice

Thomas

Wife
Male

Thomas

Thomas

Son
Female

Sarah J

Thomas

Daughter
Male

William J

Thomas

Son
Male

John M

Thomas

Son
Male

Leyshon

Jones

Lodger Head
Male

John

Tiller

Lodger
First name(s) David
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Thomas

Head

Married

48

1833

Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Alice

Thomas

Wife

Married

47

1834

Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas

Thomas

Son

Single

22

1859

Glamorganshire, Wales

Sarah J

Thomas

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Glamorganshire, Wales

William J

Thomas

Son

Single

7

1874

Glamorganshire, Wales

John M

Thomas

Son

Single

3

1878

Glamorganshire, Wales

Leyshon

Jones

Lodger Head

Single

27

1854

Maesteg, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Tiller

Lodger

Single

32

1849

Cornwall, England

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