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Household of John Thomas (born 1840, Monmouthshire)

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 16 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomas, born in 1840 in Rhymney, Monmouthshire, consisted of 17 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Thomas, born in 1823 in St David's, Pembrokeshire, Wales. They had 10 children; David (born 1859 in St David's, Pembrokeshire, Wales), Anne (born 1862 in St David's, Pembrokeshire, Wales), Leonora (born 1864 in St David's, Pembrokeshire, Wales), Arthur (born 1866 in St David's, Pembrokeshire, Wales), Thomas (born 1862 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales), Elizabeth A (born 1864 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales), Mary Jane (born 1870 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales), Sarah (born 1876 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales), William Arthur (born 1878 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales) and John Henry (born 1879 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, William (born 1843 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales), John's Lodger, Thomas (born 1843 in Abernant, Glamorganshire, Wales) and John's Brother, William (born 1849 in Rhymney, Monmouthshire, Wales).


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John Thomas's household

Male

John

Thomas

Head
Female

Sarah

Thomas

Wife
Male

David

Thomas

Son
Female

Anne

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Leonora

Thomas

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Thomas

Son
Male

William

Jones

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Jones

Lodger
Male

John

Thomas

Head
Female

Catherine

Thomas

Wife
Male

Thomas

Thomas

Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Thomas

Daughter
Male

William Arthur

Thomas

Son
Male

John Henry

Thomas

Son
Male

William

Thomas

Brother
First name(s) John
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place St David's, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Household members (17 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomas

Head

Married

54

1827

St David's, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Sarah

Thomas

Wife

Married

58

1823

St David's, Pembrokeshire, Wales

David

Thomas

Son

Single

22

1859

St David's, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Anne

Thomas

Daughter

Single

19

1862

St David's, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Leonora

Thomas

Daughter

Single

17

1864

St David's, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Arthur

Thomas

Son

Single

15

1866

St David's, Pembrokeshire, Wales

William

Jones

Lodger

Single

38

1843

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas

Jones

Lodger

Single

38

1843

Abernant, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Thomas

Head

Married

41

1840

Rhymney, Monmouthshire, Wales

Catherine

Thomas

Wife

Married

40

1841

Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Thomas

Thomas

Son

Single

19

1862

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth A

Thomas

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary Jane

Thomas

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Sarah

Thomas

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

William Arthur

Thomas

Son

Single

3

1878

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

John Henry

Thomas

Son

Single

2

1879

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

William

Thomas

Brother

Single

32

1849

Rhymney, Monmouthshire, Wales

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