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Household of James Thomas (born 1836, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plymouth, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomas, born in 1836 in Plymouth, Devon, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sebith Thomas, born in 1837 in Plymouth, Devon, England. They had 7 children; Anne (born 1859 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Mary Anne (born 1862 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Jane (born 1864 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Edith (born 1873 in Plymouth, Devon, England), William J (born 1875 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Emily J (born 1877 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and Lilly (born 1879 in Plymouth, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger, Mary A O Neil, born in 1862 in Plymouth, Devon, England.


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James Thomas's household

Male

James

Thomas

Head
Female

Sebith

Thomas

Wife
Female

Anne

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Mary Anne

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Jane

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Edith

Thomas

Daughter
Male

William J

Thomas

Son
Female

Emily J

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Lilly

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Mary A

O Neil

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Plymouth, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomas

Head

Married

45

1836

Plymouth, Devon, England

Sebith

Thomas

Wife

Married

44

1837

Plymouth, Devon, England

Anne

Thomas

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Plymouth, Devon, England

Mary Anne

Thomas

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Plymouth, Devon, England

Jane

Thomas

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Plymouth, Devon, England

Edith

Thomas

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Plymouth, Devon, England

William J

Thomas

Son

Single

6

1875

Plymouth, Devon, England

Emily J

Thomas

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Plymouth, Devon, England

Lilly

Thomas

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Plymouth, Devon, England

Mary A

O Neil

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Plymouth, Devon, England

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