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Household of Emma Thomas (born 1847, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Thomas, 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.

Emma Thomas and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Emma Thomas, born in 1847 in Faringdon, Devon, consisted of 7 members. Emma was the head of the household, married to William Ed Thomas, born in 1876 in Clyst St Mary, Devon, England. They had 3 children; William Ed (born 1876 in Clyst St Mary, Devon, England), Mary A (born 1877 in Clyst St Mary, Devon, England) and Alice Emily (born 1879 in Clyst St Mary, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Emma's Sister, Eliza (born 1824 in Woodbury, Devon, England), Emma's Boarder, Sarah (born 1808 in Exeter, Devon, England) and Emma's Lodger, Mary A (born 1848 in Sampford Courtenay, Devon, England).


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Emma Thomas's household

Female

Emma

Thomas

Head
Male

William Ed

Thomas

Son
Female

Mary A

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Alice Emily

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Westcott

Sister
Female

Sarah

Tole

Boarder
Female

Mary A

Reddaway

Lodger
First name(s) Emma
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Faringdon, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Emma

Thomas

Head

Married

34

1847

Faringdon, Devon, England

William Ed

Thomas

Son

Single

5

1876

Clyst St Mary, Devon, England

Mary A

Thomas

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Clyst St Mary, Devon, England

Alice Emily

Thomas

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Clyst St Mary, Devon, England

Eliza

Westcott

Sister

Single

57

1824

Woodbury, Devon, England

Sarah

Tole

Boarder

Widow

73

1808

Exeter, Devon, England

Mary A

Reddaway

Lodger

Single

33

1848

Sampford Courtenay, Devon, England

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