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Household of John Thomas (born 1853, 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 Thomas and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomas, born in 1853 in Berrynarbor, Devon, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Prudence Thomas, born in 1852 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England. They had 2 children; Alice Jane (born 1880 in Berrynarbor, Devon, England) and Frederick W (born 1881 in Berrynarbor, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Brother In Law, Thomas Brooks, born in 1833 in Devon, England.


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John Thomas's household

Male

John

Thomas

Head
Female

Prudence

Thomas

Wife
Female

Alice Jane

Thomas

Daughter
Male

Frederick W

Thomas

Son
Male

Thomas

Brooks

Brother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Berrynarbor, Devon, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomas

Head

Married

28

1853

Berrynarbor, Devon, England

Prudence

Thomas

Wife

Married

29

1852

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

Alice Jane

Thomas

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Berrynarbor, Devon, England

Frederick W

Thomas

Son

Single

0

1881

Berrynarbor, Devon, England

Thomas

Brooks

Brother In Law

Single

48

1833

Devon, England

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