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Household of James Thomas (born 1838, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomas, born in 1838 in Cornwall, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Lydia Thomas, born in 1844 in Brighton, Sussex, England. They had 6 children; Arthur J (born 1868 in Portsea, Hampshire, England), Alice (born 1871 in Portsea, Hampshire, England), Charles (born 1873 in Portsea, Hampshire, England), Emma (born 1877 in Portsea, Hampshire, England), Edward (born 1876 in Gosport, Hampshire, England) and William (born 1881 in Portsea, Hampshire, England).


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James Thomas's household

Male

James

Thomas

Head
Female

Lydia

Thomas

Wife
Male

Arthur J

Thomas

Son
Female

Alice

Thomas

Daughter
Male

Charles

Thomas

Son
Female

Emma

Thomas

Daughter
Male

Edward

Thomas

Son
Male

William

Thomas

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Cornwall, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomas

Head

Married

43

1838

Cornwall, England

Lydia

Thomas

Wife

Married

37

1844

Brighton, Sussex, England

Arthur J

Thomas

Son

Single

13

1868

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Alice

Thomas

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Charles

Thomas

Son

Single

8

1873

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Emma

Thomas

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Edward

Thomas

Son

Single

5

1876

Gosport, Hampshire, England

William

Thomas

Son

Single

0

1881

Portsea, Hampshire, England

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