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Household of John Thomas (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, 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 1847 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Thomas, born in 1850 in Kirkdale, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Sarah A (born 1872 in Kirkdale, Lancashire, England), Eliza (born 1873 in Kirkdale, Lancashire, England), Mary E (born 1876 in Kirkdale, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1878 in Bootle, Cumberland, England) and John (born 1881 in Bootle, Cumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Thomas Mc Rae, born in 1853 in Bootle, Cumberland, England.


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John Thomas's household

Male

John

Thomas

Head
Female

Sarah

Thomas

Wife
Female

Sarah A

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Martha

Thomas

Daughter
Male

John

Thomas

Son
Male

Thomas

Mc Rae

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomas

Head

Married

34

1847

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Thomas

Wife

Married

31

1850

Kirkdale, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Thomas

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Kirkdale, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Thomas

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Kirkdale, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Thomas

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Kirkdale, Lancashire, England

Martha

Thomas

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bootle, Cumberland, England

John

Thomas

Son

Single

0

1881

Bootle, Cumberland, England

Thomas

Mc Rae

Lodger

Widower

28

1853

Bootle, Cumberland, England

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