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Household of John Thomas (born 1847, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Chatham, Kent, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mercy Thomas, born in 1846 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Christiana (born 1868 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1871 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Priscilla (born 1876 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Edith (born 1879 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Martha (born 1881 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Step Daughter, Mary A Gould, born in 1866 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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John Thomas's household

Male

John

Thomas

Head
Female

Mercy

Thomas

Wife
Female

Christiana

Thomas

Daughter
Male

William

Thomas

Son
Female

Priscilla

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Edith

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Martha

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Gould

Step Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Chatham, Kent, 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

Chatham, Kent, England

Mercy

Thomas

Wife

Married

35

1846

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Christiana

Thomas

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William

Thomas

Son

Single

10

1871

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Priscilla

Thomas

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Edith

Thomas

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Thomas

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Gould

Step Daughter

Single

15

1866

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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