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Household of James W Thomas (born 1843, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Exeter, 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 W Thomas and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James W Thomas, born in 1843 in Bishop's Tawton, Devon, consisted of 5 members. James W was the head of the household, married to Mary A Thomas, born in 1858 in Atherington, Devon, England. They had 2 children; Reginald W (born 1879 in Bishop's Tawton, Devon, England) and Archibald H (born 1881 in Exeter, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James W's Lodger, Albert Reed, born in 1860 in Yarnscombe, Devon, England.


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James W Thomas's household

Male

James W

Thomas

Head
Female

Mary A

Thomas

Wife
Male

Reginald W

Thomas

Son
Male

Archibald H

Thomas

Son
Male

Albert

Reed

Lodger
First name(s) James W
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Bishop's Tawton, Devon, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James W

Thomas

Head

Married

38

1843

Bishop's Tawton, Devon, England

Mary A

Thomas

Wife

Married

23

1858

Atherington, Devon, England

Reginald W

Thomas

Son

Single

2

1879

Bishop's Tawton, Devon, England

Archibald H

Thomas

Son

Single

0

1881

Exeter, Devon, England

Albert

Reed

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Yarnscombe, Devon, England

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