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Household of John Thomas (born 1811, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bedminster, Somerset,Gloucestershire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomas, born in 1811 in Portishead, Somerset, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thomas, born in 1806 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England. They had 6 children; Sarah (born 1841 in Portbury, Somerset, England), Louisa (born 1863 in Portbury, Somerset, England), John (born 1867 in Portbury, Somerset, England), George (born 1870 in Portbury, Somerset, England), Alice (born 1873 in Portbury, Somerset, England) and Harry (born 1876 in Portbury, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Son In Law, George Broad, born in 1838 in Portbury, Somerset, England.


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John Thomas's household

Male

John

Thomas

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thomas

Wife
Male

George

Broad

Son In Law
Female

Sarah

Broad

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Broad

Daughter
Male

John

Broad

Son
Male

George

Broad

Son
Female

Alice

Broad

Daughter
Male

Harry

Broad

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Portishead, Somerset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomas

Head

Married

70

1811

Portishead, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Thomas

Wife

Married

75

1806

Hereford, Herefordshire, England

George

Broad

Son In Law

Married

43

1838

Portbury, Somerset, England

Sarah

Broad

Daughter

Married

40

1841

Portbury, Somerset, England

Louisa

Broad

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Portbury, Somerset, England

John

Broad

Son

Single

14

1867

Portbury, Somerset, England

George

Broad

Son

Single

11

1870

Portbury, Somerset, England

Alice

Broad

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Portbury, Somerset, England

Harry

Broad

Son

Single

5

1876

Portbury, Somerset, England

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