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Household of James Thomas (born 1826, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chard, Dorset,Somerset, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomas, born in 1826 in Somerset, consisted of 4 members. James was the head of the household, married to George Thomas, born in 1858 in Ilton, Dorset, England. They had 2 children; George (born 1858 in Ilton, Dorset, England) and Frank (born 1862 in Ilton, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Martha Priddel, born in 1864 in Yeovil, Somerset, England.


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James Thomas's household

Male

James

Thomas

Head
Male

George

Thomas

Son
Male

Frank

Thomas

Son
Female

Martha

Priddel

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Somerset, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomas

Head

Married

55

1826

Somerset, England

George

Thomas

Son

Single

23

1858

Ilton, Dorset, England

Frank

Thomas

Son

Single

19

1862

Ilton, Somerset, England

Martha

Priddel

Servant

Single

17

1864

Yeovil, Somerset, England

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