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Household of James Thomas (born 1846, Leicestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, 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 1846 in Leicestershire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Thomas, born in 1847 in Warwickshire, England. They had 6 children; Annie (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), James (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Edward (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Nellie (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Fred (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Edith (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Nephew, Thomas H Thomas, born in 1864 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England.


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James Thomas's household

Male

James

Thomas

Head
Female

Sarah

Thomas

Wife
Female

Annie

Thomas

Daughter
Male

James

Thomas

Son
Male

Edward

Thomas

Son
Female

Nellie

Thomas

Daughter
Male

Fred

Thomas

Son
Female

Edith

Thomas

Daughter
Male

Thomas H

Thomas

Nephew
First name(s) James
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Leicestershire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomas

Head

Married

35

1846

Leicestershire, England

Sarah

Thomas

Wife

Married

34

1847

Warwickshire, England

Annie

Thomas

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James

Thomas

Son

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Edward

Thomas

Son

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Nellie

Thomas

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Fred

Thomas

Son

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Edith

Thomas

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas H

Thomas

Nephew

Single

17

1864

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

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