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Household of David Thomas (born 1838, Brecknockshire)

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.

David Thomas and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Thomas, born in 1838 in Vaynor, Brecknockshire, consisted of 7 members. David was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Ebenezer Lewis (born 1868 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales) and David Rees (born 1872 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Sister-In-Law, Mary Ann (born 1823 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales), David's Niece, Mary Ann (born 1864 in Llanelly, Breconshire, Wales), David's Servant, Mary Jane (born 1864 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales) and David's Servant, Sophia (born 1864 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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David Thomas's household

Male

David

Thomas

Head
Male

Ebenezer Lewis

Thomas

Son
Male

David Rees

Thomas

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Williams

Sister-In-Law
Female

Mary Ann

Watkins

Niece
Female

Mary Jane

Ashton

Servant
Female

Sophia

Bird

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Vaynor, Brecknockshire, Wales

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Thomas

Head

Widower

43

1838

Vaynor, Brecknockshire, Wales

Ebenezer Lewis

Thomas

Son

Single

13

1868

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

David Rees

Thomas

Son

Single

9

1872

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary Ann

Williams

Sister-In-Law

Single

58

1823

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary Ann

Watkins

Niece

Single

17

1864

Llanelly, Breconshire, Wales

Mary Jane

Ashton

Servant

Single

17

1864

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Sophia

Bird

Servant

Single

17

1864

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

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