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Household of John Thomas (born 1820, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Croydon, Surrey, 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 Thomas and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomas, born in 1820 in Croydon, Surrey, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Thomas, born in 1828 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1842 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Elizabeth (born 1863 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Ada (born 1869 in Croydon, Surrey, England) and John S (born 1881 in Epsom, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Samuel (born 1859 in Battersea, Surrey, England) and John's Lodger, William J (born 1860 in Uxbridge, Middlesex, England).


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John Thomas's household

Male

John

Thomas

Head
Female

Mary

Thomas

Wife
Male

John

Thomas

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Ada

Thomas

Daughter
Male

John S

Thomas

Son
Male

Samuel

Foreman

Lodger
Male

William J

Ball

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Croydon, Surrey, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomas

Head

Married

61

1820

Croydon, Surrey, England

Mary

Thomas

Wife

Married

53

1828

London, Middlesex, England

John

Thomas

Son

Married

39

1842

Croydon, Surrey, England

Elizabeth

Thomas

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Croydon, Surrey, England

Ada

Thomas

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Croydon, Surrey, England

John S

Thomas

Son

Single

0

1881

Epsom, Surrey, England

Samuel

Foreman

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Battersea, Surrey, England

William J

Ball

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Uxbridge, Middlesex, England

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