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Household of John Thomas (born 1833, Glamorganshire)

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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomas, born in 1833 in Lavernock, Glamorganshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Thomas, born in 1832 in Carmarthenshire, Wales. They had 6 children; David (born 1861 in Penarth, Glamorganshire, Wales), John (born 1863 in Penarth, Glamorganshire, Wales), Mary A (born 1864 in Penarth, Glamorganshire, Wales), Margaret (born 1866 in Penarth, Glamorganshire, Wales), Sarah A (born 1868 in Penarth, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Hester (born 1874 in Penarth, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Mary (born 1790 in Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales), John's Cousin, Joseph (born 1837 in Lavernock, Glamorganshire, Wales) and John's Lodger, John (born 1860 in Yeovil, Somerset, England).


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John Thomas's household

Male

John

Thomas

Head
Female

Margaret

Thomas

Wife
Male

David

Thomas

Son
Male

John

Thomas

Son
Female

Mary A

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Sarah A

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Hester

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Mary

Thomas

Mother
Male

Joseph

Thomas

Cousin
Male

John

Turner

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Lavernock, Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomas

Head

Married

48

1833

Lavernock, Glamorganshire, Wales

Margaret

Thomas

Wife

Married

49

1832

Carmarthenshire, Wales

David

Thomas

Son

Single

20

1861

Penarth, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Thomas

Son

Single

18

1863

Penarth, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary A

Thomas

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Penarth, Glamorganshire, Wales

Margaret

Thomas

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Penarth, Glamorganshire, Wales

Sarah A

Thomas

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Penarth, Glamorganshire, Wales

Hester

Thomas

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Penarth, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary

Thomas

Mother

Widow

91

1790

Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Joseph

Thomas

Cousin

Single

44

1837

Lavernock, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Turner

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Yeovil, Somerset, England

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