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Household of James Thomas (born 1839, Cardiganshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 1839 in Cardiganshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Thomas, born in 1838 in Pembrokeshire, Wales. They had 6 children; Thomas E (born 1867 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Margaret J (born 1870 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), James (born 1872 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), John E (born 1873 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Alfred (born 1875 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales) and David Albert (born 1877 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Son Daughter, Gwenlian Thomas, born in 1879 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales.


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James Thomas's household

Male

James

Thomas

Head
Female

Mary

Thomas

Wife
Male

Thomas E

Thomas

Son
Female

Margaret J

Thomas

Daughter
Male

James

Thomas

Son
Male

John E

Thomas

Son
Male

Alfred

Thomas

Son
Male

David Albert

Thomas

Son
Female

Gwenlian

Thomas

Son Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Cardiganshire, Wales

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomas

Head

Married

42

1839

Cardiganshire, Wales

Mary

Thomas

Wife

Married

43

1838

Pembrokeshire, Wales

Thomas E

Thomas

Son

Single

14

1867

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Margaret J

Thomas

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

James

Thomas

Son

Single

9

1872

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

John E

Thomas

Son

Single

8

1873

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Alfred

Thomas

Son

Single

6

1875

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

David Albert

Thomas

Son

Single

4

1877

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Gwenlian

Thomas

Son Daughter

Single

2

1879

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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