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Household of David Thomas (born 1842, Carmarthenshire)

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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Thomas, born in 1842 in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, consisted of 9 members. David was the head of the household, married to Hannah Thomas, born in 1846 in Pembrokeshire, Wales. They had 3 children; John Lewis (born 1871 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales), Margaret A (born 1873 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Mary H (born 1877 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Lodger, John (born 1834 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales), David's Lodger, Charles (born 1856 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales), David's Lodger, Gwilym (born 1861 in Glamorganshire, Wales) and David's Servant, Gwenllian (born 1870 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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David Thomas's household

Male

David

Thomas

Head
Female

Hannah

Thomas

Wife
Male

John Lewis

Thomas

Son
Female

Margaret A

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Mary H

Thomas

Daughter
Male

John

Evans

Lodger
Male

Charles

Thomas

Lodger
Male

Gwilym

Lloyd

Lodger
Female

Gwenllian

Evans

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Thomas

Head

Married

39

1842

Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Hannah

Thomas

Wife

Married

35

1846

Pembrokeshire, Wales

John Lewis

Thomas

Son

Single

10

1871

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Margaret A

Thomas

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary H

Thomas

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Evans

Lodger

Single

47

1834

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Charles

Thomas

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Gwilym

Lloyd

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Glamorganshire, Wales

Gwenllian

Evans

Servant

Single

11

1870

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

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