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Household of John Thomas (born 1826, Breconshire)

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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomas, born in 1826 in Builth, Breconshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thomas, born in 1829 in Breconshire, Wales. They had 3 children; John (born 1865 in Cork, Cork, Ireland), Mary Ann (born 1868 in Norwich, Norfolk, England) and Arthur (born 1872 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Thomas Dunford, born in 1866 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales.


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John Thomas's household

Male

John

Thomas

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thomas

Wife
Male

John

Thomas

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Thomas

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Thomas

Son
Male

Thomas

Dunford

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Builth, Breconshire, Wales

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomas

Head

Married

55

1826

Builth, Breconshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Thomas

Wife

Married

52

1829

Breconshire, Wales

John

Thomas

Son

Single

16

1865

Cork, Cork, Ireland

Mary Ann

Thomas

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Norwich, Norfolk, England

Arthur

Thomas

Son

Single

9

1872

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas

Dunford

Lodger

Single

15

1866

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

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