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Household of Joseph Thomas (born 1824, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chelsea, London,Middlesex, England

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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.

Joseph Thomas and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Thomas, born in 1824 in Devonport, Devon, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Jane Thomas, born in 1829 in Newton Ferrers, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Emily (born 1860 in Torquay, Devon, England), Ellen (born 1863 in Torquay, Devon, England), Charles (born 1865 in Torquay, Devon, England), Alfred (born 1867 in Torquay, Devon, England) and James (born 1870 in Hammersmith, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Boarder, Henry (born 1859 in Greenwich, Kent, England) and Joseph's Boarder, George (born 1864 in Middlesex, England).


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Joseph Thomas's household

Male

Joseph

Thomas

Head
Female

Jane

Thomas

Wife
Female

Emily

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Thomas

Daughter
Male

Charles

Thomas

Son
Male

Alfred

Thomas

Son
Male

James

Thomas

Son
Male

Henry

Perier

Boarder
Male

George

Wood

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Devonport, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Thomas

Head

Married

57

1824

Devonport, Devon, England

Jane

Thomas

Wife

Married

52

1829

Newton Ferrers, Devon, England

Emily

Thomas

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Torquay, Devon, England

Ellen

Thomas

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Torquay, Devon, England

Charles

Thomas

Son

Single

16

1865

Torquay, Devon, England

Alfred

Thomas

Son

Single

14

1867

Torquay, Devon, England

James

Thomas

Son

Single

11

1870

Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

Henry

Perier

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Greenwich, Kent, England

George

Wood

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Middlesex, England

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