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Household of John C Thomas (born 1838, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnstaple, 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.

John C Thomas and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John C Thomas, born in 1838 in Devon, consisted of 9 members. John C was the head of the household, married to Emma H Thomas, born in 1839 in Weymouth, Dorset, England. They had 5 children; Frederick H (born 1866 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England), Archie C (born 1868 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England), Minnie G (born 1870 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England), Ernest A (born 1872 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England) and Isabel H (born 1874 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John C's Boarder, Herbert J (born 1865 in Braunton, Devon, England) and John C's Servant, Ellen (born 1849 in Georgeham, Devon, England).


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John C Thomas's household

Male

John C

Thomas

Head
Female

Emma H

Thomas

Wife
Male

Frederick H

Thomas

Son
Male

Archie C

Thomas

Son
Female

Minnie G

Thomas

Daughter
Male

Ernest A

Thomas

Son
Female

Isabel H

Thomas

Daughter
Male

Herbert J

Darracott

Boarder
Female

Ellen

Mock

Servant
First name(s) John C
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John C

Thomas

Head

Married

43

1838

Devon, England

Emma H

Thomas

Wife

Married

42

1839

Weymouth, Dorset, England

Frederick H

Thomas

Son

Single

15

1866

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

Archie C

Thomas

Son

Single

13

1868

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

Minnie G

Thomas

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

Ernest A

Thomas

Son

Single

9

1872

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

Isabel H

Thomas

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

Herbert J

Darracott

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Braunton, Devon, England

Ellen

Mock

Servant

Single

32

1849

Georgeham, Devon, England

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