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Household of John Thomas (born 1818, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wirral, Cheshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomas, born in 1818 in Malpas, Cheshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thomas, born in 1816 in Cheshire, England. They had 1 child; William John, born 1852 in Cheshire, England. They had 2 grandchildren; William E (born 1879 in Cheshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sons Wife, Margaret (born 1856 in Cotton, Lancashire, England), John's Boarder, Samuel (born 1807 in Lancashire, England), John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1865 in Cheshire, England), John's Servant, Joseph (born 1862 in Cheshire, England) and John's Visitor, Caroline (born 1853 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).


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John Thomas's household

Male

John

Thomas

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thomas

Wife
Male

William John

Thomas

Son
Female

Margaret

Thomas

Sons Wife
Male

William E

Thomas

Grand Son
Female

Elizabeth

F Thomas

Grand Daughter
Male

Samuel

Ellwood

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Servant
Male

Joseph

Davies

Servant
Female

Caroline

Matthews

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Malpas, Cheshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomas

Head

Married

63

1818

Malpas, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Thomas

Wife

Married

65

1816

Cheshire, England

William John

Thomas

Son

Married

29

1852

Cheshire, England

Margaret

Thomas

Sons Wife

Married

25

1856

Cotton, Lancashire, England

William E

Thomas

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

F Thomas

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Cheshire, England

Samuel

Ellwood

Boarder

Single

74

1807

Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Servant

Single

16

1865

Cheshire, England

Joseph

Davies

Servant

Single

19

1862

Cheshire, England

Caroline

Matthews

Visitor

Single

28

1853

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

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