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Household of John Thomas (born 1853, Glamorganshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Neath, 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 1853 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Gwenllian Thomas, born in 1851 in Cadoxton, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 2 children; Sarah Ann (born 1878 in Cadoxton, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Obadiah (born 1881 in Skewen, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger Head, John Bodycomb, born in 1853 in Skewen, Glamorganshire, Wales.


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John Thomas's household

Male

John

Thomas

Head
Female

Gwenllian

Thomas

Wife
Female

Sarah Ann

Thomas

Daughter
Male

Obadiah

Thomas

Son
Male

John

Bodycomb

Lodger Head
Female

Ann

Bodycomb

Wife
First name(s) John
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomas

Head

Married

28

1853

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Gwenllian

Thomas

Wife

Married

30

1851

Cadoxton, Glamorganshire, Wales

Sarah Ann

Thomas

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Cadoxton, Glamorganshire, Wales

Obadiah

Thomas

Son

Single

0

1881

Skewen, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Bodycomb

Lodger Head

Married

28

1853

Skewen, Glamorganshire, Wales

Ann

Bodycomb

Wife

Married

26

1855

Skewen, Glamorganshire, Wales

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