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Household of John Thomas (born 1840, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Guisborough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomas, born in 1840 in Tintagel, Cornwall, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Thomas, born in 1847 in St Teath, Cornwall, England. They had 5 children; James (born 1872 in Brotton, Yorkshire, England), William Jon (born 1875 in Brotton, Yorkshire, England), Mary Ellen (born 1877 in Brotton, Yorkshire, England), Selina Jane (born 1879 in Brotton, Yorkshire, England) and Emily Ann (born 1881 in Brotton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, William (born 1817 in Peters Marland, Devon, England) and John's Boarder, Richard J (born 1855 in Boscastle, Cornwall, England).


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John Thomas's household

Male

John

Thomas

Head
Female

Eliza

Thomas

Wife
Male

James

Thomas

Son
Male

William Jon

Thomas

Son
Female

Mary Ellen

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Selina Jane

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Emily Ann

Thomas

Daughter
Male

William

Barnes

Boarder
Male

Richard J

Haydon

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Tintagel, Cornwall, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomas

Head

Married

41

1840

Tintagel, Cornwall, England

Eliza

Thomas

Wife

Married

34

1847

St Teath, Cornwall, England

James

Thomas

Son

Single

9

1872

Brotton, Yorkshire, England

William Jon

Thomas

Son

Single

6

1875

Brotton, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ellen

Thomas

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Brotton, Yorkshire, England

Selina Jane

Thomas

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Brotton, Yorkshire, England

Emily Ann

Thomas

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Brotton, Yorkshire, England

William

Barnes

Boarder

Widower

64

1817

Peters Marland, Devon, England

Richard J

Haydon

Boarder

Married

26

1855

Boscastle, Cornwall, England

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