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Household of James Thomas (born 1837, Glamorganshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Neath, 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 1837 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary A Thomas, born in 1837 in Somerset, England. They had 6 children; Elizabeth A (born 1872 in Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales), James (born 1874 in Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales), Thomas (born 1876 in Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales), Caroline M (born 1879 in Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales), Mary A (born 1859 in Kidwelly, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Thomas J (born 1881 in Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Son In Law, James Ellis, born in 1859 in Tredegar, Glamorganshire, Wales.


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James Thomas's household

Male

James

Thomas

Head
Female

Mary A

Thomas

Wife
Female

Elizabeth A

Thomas

Daughter
Male

James

Thomas

Son
Male

Thomas

Thomas

Son
Female

Caroline M

Thomas

Daughter
Male

James

Ellis

Son In Law
Female

Mary A

Ellis

Daughter
Male

Thomas J

Ellis

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomas

Head

Married

44

1837

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary A

Thomas

Wife

Married

44

1837

Somerset, England

Elizabeth A

Thomas

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales

James

Thomas

Son

Single

7

1874

Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas

Thomas

Son

Single

5

1876

Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales

Caroline M

Thomas

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales

James

Ellis

Son In Law

Married

22

1859

Tredegar, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary A

Ellis

Daughter

Married

22

1859

Kidwelly, Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas J

Ellis

Son

Single

0

1881

Glamorganshire, Wales

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