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Household of James Thomas (born 1820, Carmarthenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, 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.

James Thomas and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomas, born in 1820 in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Eliza Thomas, born in 1819 in Breconshire, Wales. They had 3 children; William D (born 1854 in Jersey, Channel Islands), Edgar W (born 1856 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and Gwenolian (born 1860 in Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Mary Cannon, born in 1831 in Ireland.


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James Thomas's household

Male

James

Thomas

Head
Female

Eliza

Thomas

Wife
Male

William D

Thomas

Son
Male

Edgar W

Thomas

Son
Female

Gwenolian

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Mary

Cannon

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomas

Head

Married

61

1820

Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Eliza

Thomas

Wife

Married

62

1819

Breconshire, Wales

William D

Thomas

Son

Single

27

1854

Jersey, Channel Islands

Edgar W

Thomas

Son

Single

25

1856

Islington, Middlesex, England

Gwenolian

Thomas

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Middlesex, England

Mary

Cannon

Servant

Single

50

1831

Ireland

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