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Household of John Thomas (born 1838, Caernarvonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomas, born in 1838 in Caernarvonshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Thomas, born in 1839 in Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1873 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Evan (born 1875 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Catherine (born 1876 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1878 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Mary (born 1881 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, John Owen, born in 1849 in Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales.


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John Thomas's household

Male

John

Thomas

Head
Female

Catherine

Thomas

Wife
Female

Margaret

Thomas

Daughter
Male

Evan

Thomas

Son
Female

Catherine

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Mary

Thomas

Daughter
Male

John

Owen

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Caernarvonshire, Wales

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomas

Head

Married

43

1838

Caernarvonshire, Wales

Catherine

Thomas

Wife

Married

42

1839

Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales

Margaret

Thomas

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Evan

Thomas

Son

Single

6

1875

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Catherine

Thomas

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Thomas

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Mary

Thomas

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

John

Owen

Lodger

Single

32

1849

Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales

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