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Household of Eli Thomas (born 1837, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Taunton, Somerset, 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.

Eli Thomas and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Eli Thomas, born in 1837 in Taunton, Somerset, consisted of 6 members. Eli was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Thomas, born in 1831 in Bishop's Hull, Somerset, England. They had 3 children; Eli Fred (born 1869 in Taunton, Somerset, England), Walter (born 1867 in Taunton, Somerset, England) and Henry John (born 1871 in Taunton, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Eli's Niece, Sarah Jane Pearse, born in 1873 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales.


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Eli Thomas's household

Male

Eli

Thomas

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Thomas

Wife
Male

Eli Fred

Thomas

Son
Male

Walter

Thomas

Son
Male

Henry John

Thomas

Son
Female

Sarah Jane

Pearse

Niece
First name(s) Eli
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Taunton, Somerset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Eli

Thomas

Head

Married

44

1837

Taunton, Somerset, England

Mary Ann

Thomas

Wife

Married

50

1831

Bishop's Hull, Somerset, England

Eli Fred

Thomas

Son

Single

12

1869

Taunton, Somerset, England

Walter

Thomas

Son

Single

14

1867

Taunton, Somerset, England

Henry John

Thomas

Son

Single

10

1871

Taunton, Somerset, England

Sarah Jane

Pearse

Niece

Single

8

1873

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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