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Household of John Thomas (born 1824, Glamorganshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Merthyr Tydfil, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomas, born in 1824 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Thomas, born in 1821 in Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 2 children; Evan (born 1854 in Glamorganshire, Wales) and Daniel (born 1878 in Bedwellty, Monmouthshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger Head, Mary Jane (born 1856 in Bedwellty, Monmouthshire, Wales), John's Grand Mother, Mary Ann (born 1801 in Glamorganshire, Wales) and John's Boarder, William (born 1852 in Bedwellty, Monmouthshire, Wales).


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John Thomas's household

Male

John

Thomas

Head
Female

Mary

Thomas

Wife
Male

Evan

Thomas

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Evans

Lodger Head
Male

Daniel

Evans

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Evans

Grand Mother
Male

William

Williams

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomas

Head

Married

57

1824

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary

Thomas

Wife

Married

60

1821

Glamorganshire, Wales

Evan

Thomas

Son

Single

27

1854

Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary Jane

Evans

Lodger Head

Widow

25

1856

Bedwellty, Monmouthshire, Wales

Daniel

Evans

Son

Single

3

1878

Bedwellty, Monmouthshire, Wales

Mary Ann

Evans

Grand Mother

Married

80

1801

Glamorganshire, Wales

William

Williams

Boarder

Single

29

1852

Bedwellty, Monmouthshire, Wales

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