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Household of James Thomas (born 1847, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,Kent, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomas, born in 1847 in Walworth, Surrey, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Emma Thomas, born in 1847 in Lambeth, Surrey, England. They had 5 children; Emma (born 1872 in Lewisham, Kent, England), Florence (born 1875 in Lewisham, Kent, England), James (born 1877 in Lewisham, Kent, England), Ernest (born 1880 in Lewisham, Kent, England) and Ethel (born 1881 in Lewisham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Mary (born 1818 in City of London, Middlesex, England) and James's Lodger, Eliza Mary (born 1842 in City of London, Middlesex, England).


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James Thomas's household

Male

James

Thomas

Head
Female

Emma

Thomas

Wife
Female

Emma

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Florence

Thomas

Daughter
Male

James

Thomas

Son
Male

Ernest

Thomas

Son
Female

Ethel

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Mary

Barker

Servant
Female

Eliza Mary

Evans

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Walworth, Surrey, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomas

Head

Married

34

1847

Walworth, Surrey, England

Emma

Thomas

Wife

Married

34

1847

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Emma

Thomas

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Lewisham, Kent, England

Florence

Thomas

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Lewisham, Kent, England

James

Thomas

Son

Single

4

1877

Lewisham, Kent, England

Ernest

Thomas

Son

Single

1

1880

Lewisham, Kent, England

Ethel

Thomas

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Lewisham, Kent, England

Mary

Barker

Servant

Single

63

1818

City of London, Middlesex, England

Eliza Mary

Evans

Lodger

Single

39

1842

City of London, Middlesex, England

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