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Household of Edward Thomas (born 1841, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Totnes, Devon, 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.

Edward Thomas and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Thomas, born in 1841 in Brixham, Devon, consisted of 9 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Julia Thomas, born in 1844 in Brixham, Devon, England. They had 6 children; Lewis (born 1866 in Brixham, Devon, England), Sarah A (born 1869 in Brixham, Devon, England), Layer (born 1871 in Brixham, Devon, England), Henry (born 1873 in Brixham, Devon, England), Lillian L (born 1876 in Brixham, Devon, England) and Julia (born 1879 in Brixham, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Lodger, Alice Knight, born in 1811 in Brixham, Devon, England.


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Edward Thomas's household

Male

Edward

Thomas

Head
Female

Julia

Thomas

Wife
Male

Lewis

Thomas

Son
Female

Sarah A

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Layer

Thomas

Daughter
Male

Henry

Thomas

Son
Female

Lillian L

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Julia

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Alice

Knight

Lodger
First name(s) Edward
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Brixham, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Thomas

Head

Married

40

1841

Brixham, Devon, England

Julia

Thomas

Wife

Married

37

1844

Brixham, Devon, England

Lewis

Thomas

Son

Single

15

1866

Brixham, Devon, England

Sarah A

Thomas

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Brixham, Devon, England

Layer

Thomas

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Brixham, Devon, England

Henry

Thomas

Son

Single

8

1873

Brixham, Devon, England

Lillian L

Thomas

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Brixham, Devon, England

Julia

Thomas

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Brixham, Devon, England

Alice

Knight

Lodger

Single

70

1811

Brixham, Devon, England

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