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Household of Joseph Thomas (born 1853)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Thomas, born in 1853 in , consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Sarah Thomas, born in 1853 in Wales. They had 3 children; William (born 1872 in Wales), James (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Mary Ann (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Lodger, John (born 1831 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland), Joseph's Lodger, Henry (born 1857 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland) and Joseph's Lodger, Richard (born 1856 in Wales).


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Joseph Thomas's household

Male

Joseph

Thomas

Head
Female

Sarah

Thomas

Wife
Male

William

Thomas

Son
Male

James

Thomas

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Thomas

Daughter
Male

John

Nelson

Lodger
Male

Henry

Nelson

Lodger
Male

Richard

Ruff

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Wales

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Thomas

Head

Married

28

1853

Wales

Sarah

Thomas

Wife

Married

28

1853

Wales

William

Thomas

Son

Single

9

1872

Wales

James

Thomas

Son

Single

3

1878

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Thomas

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Nelson

Lodger

Married

50

1831

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Henry

Nelson

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Richard

Ruff

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Wales

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