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Household of James Thomas (born 1835, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, 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.

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 1835 in Devon, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Susanna Thomas, born in 1841 in St Nicholas, Devon, England. They had 6 children; Elizabeth (born 1864 in St Nicholas, Devon, England), John (born 1865 in St Nicholas, Devon, England), Eva (born 1870 in St Nicholas, Devon, England), Fanny (born 1875 in St Nicholas, Devon, England), Ada (born 1876 in St Nicholas, Devon, England) and Jessie (born 1879 in St Nicholas, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Sister, Elizabeth Mare, born in 1849 in St Nicholas, Devon, England.


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James Thomas's household

Male

James

Thomas

Head
Female

Susanna

Thomas

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Thomas

Daughter
Male

John

Thomas

Son
Female

Eva

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Ada

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Mare

Sister
First name(s) James
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomas

Head

Married

46

1835

Devon, England

Susanna

Thomas

Wife

Married

40

1841

St Nicholas, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Thomas

Daughter

Single

17

1864

St Nicholas, Devon, England

John

Thomas

Son

Single

16

1865

St Nicholas, Devon, England

Eva

Thomas

Daughter

Single

11

1870

St Nicholas, Devon, England

Fanny

Thomas

Daughter

Single

6

1875

St Nicholas, Devon, England

Ada

Thomas

Daughter

Single

5

1876

St Nicholas, Devon, England

Jessie

Thomas

Daughter

Single

2

1879

St Nicholas, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Mare

Sister

Single

32

1849

St Nicholas, Devon, England

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