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Household of John Thomas (born 1849, Carmarthenshire)

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 1849 in Abergwili, Carmarthenshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Thomas, born in 1855 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 3 children; Mary E (born 1877 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales), Evan D (born 1879 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Dan (born 1881 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Wife'sister Sister, Sarah Ann Morris, born in 1867 in Llanelly, Breconshire, Wales.


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John Thomas's household

Male

John

Thomas

Head
Female

Margaret

Thomas

Wife
Female

Mary E

Thomas

Daughter
Male

Evan D

Thomas

Son
Male

Dan

Thomas

Son
Female

Sarah Ann

Morris

Wife'sister Sister
First name(s) John
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Abergwili, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomas

Head

Married

32

1849

Abergwili, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Margaret

Thomas

Wife

Married

26

1855

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary E

Thomas

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Evan D

Thomas

Son

Single

2

1879

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Dan

Thomas

Son

Single

0

1881

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Sarah Ann

Morris

Wife'sister Sister

Single

14

1867

Llanelly, Breconshire, Wales

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