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Household of John Thomas (born 1842)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 1842 in , consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Rachel Thomas, born in 1833 in Newport, Essex, England. They had 4 children; Emma (born 1864 in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales), Elizabeth A (born 1869 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Andrew J U (born 1872 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Benjamin U (born 1877 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Andrew (born 1851 in Scotland) and John's Boarder, James (born 1849 in Scotland).


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John Thomas's household

Male

John

Thomas

Head
Female

Rachel

Thomas

Wife
Female

Emma

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth A

Thomas

Daughter
Male

Andrew J U

Thomas

Son
Male

Benjamin U

Thomas

Son
Male

Andrew

Gillespie

Boarder
Male

James

Gillespie

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place -

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomas

Head

Married

39

1842

-

Rachel

Thomas

Wife

Married

48

1833

Newport, Essex, England

Emma

Thomas

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales

Elizabeth A

Thomas

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Andrew J U

Thomas

Son

Single

9

1872

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Benjamin U

Thomas

Son

Single

4

1877

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Andrew

Gillespie

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Scotland

James

Gillespie

Boarder

Single

32

1849

Scotland

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