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Household of George Wheeler Thomas (born 1848, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnstaple, 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.

George Wheeler Thomas and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Wheeler Thomas, born in 1848 in Pilton, Devon, consisted of 8 members. George Wheeler was the head of the household, married to Frances Thomas, born in 1845 in Marwood, Devon, England. They had 5 children; George H (born 1872 in Pilton, Devon, England), John (born 1873 in Pilton, Devon, England), William C (born 1875 in Pilton, Devon, England), Arthur E (born 1877 in Pilton, Devon, England) and Mary J (born 1880 in Pilton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was George Wheeler's Boarder, John Ford Gould, born in 1823 in Barnstaple, Devon, England.


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George Wheeler Thomas's household

Male

George Wheeler

Thomas

Head
Female

Frances

Thomas

Wife
Male

George H

Thomas

Son
Male

John

Thomas

Son
Male

William C

Thomas

Son
Male

Arthur E

Thomas

Son
Female

Mary J

Thomas

Daughter
Male

John Ford

Gould

Boarder
First name(s) George Wheeler
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Pilton, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George Wheeler

Thomas

Head

Married

33

1848

Pilton, Devon, England

Frances

Thomas

Wife

Married

36

1845

Marwood, Devon, England

George H

Thomas

Son

Single

9

1872

Pilton, Devon, England

John

Thomas

Son

Single

8

1873

Pilton, Devon, England

William C

Thomas

Son

Single

6

1875

Pilton, Devon, England

Arthur E

Thomas

Son

Single

4

1877

Pilton, Devon, England

Mary J

Thomas

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Pilton, Devon, England

John Ford

Gould

Boarder

Single

58

1823

Barnstaple, Devon, England

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