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Household of James Thomas (born 1843, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Woolwich, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomas, born in 1843 in Chatham, Kent, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah H Thomas, born in 1844 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; James W (born 1874 in Charlton, Kent, England) and Samuel C (born 1876 in Woolwich, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Step Son, John Gillis, born in 1870 in Woolwich, Kent, England.


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James Thomas's household

Male

James

Thomas

Head
Female

Sarah H

Thomas

Wife
Male

John

Gillis

Step Son
Male

James W

Thomas

Son
Male

Samuel C

Thomas

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Chatham, Kent, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomas

Head

Married

38

1843

Chatham, Kent, England

Sarah H

Thomas

Wife

Married

37

1844

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

John

Gillis

Step Son

Single

11

1870

Woolwich, Kent, England

James W

Thomas

Son

Single

7

1874

Charlton, Kent, England

Samuel C

Thomas

Son

Single

5

1876

Woolwich, Kent, England

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