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Household of Joseph Thomas (born 1844, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Thomas, born in 1844 in Hadley, Shropshire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Julia Thomas, born in 1840 in Wellington, Shropshire, England. They had 2 children; Samuel (born 1871 in Hadley, Shropshire, England) and Lily (born 1880 in Loscoe, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Boarder, James (born 1857 in Wellington, Shropshire, England) and Joseph's Boarder, John (born 1860 in Shropshire, England).


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Joseph Thomas's household

Male

Joseph

Thomas

Head
Female

Julia

Thomas

Wife
Male

Samuel

Thomas

Son
Female

Lily

Thomas

Daughter
Male

James

Lowe

Boarder
Male

John

Lowe

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Hadley, Shropshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Thomas

Head

Married

37

1844

Hadley, Shropshire, England

Julia

Thomas

Wife

Married

41

1840

Wellington, Shropshire, England

Samuel

Thomas

Son

Single

10

1871

Hadley, Shropshire, England

Lily

Thomas

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Loscoe, Yorkshire, England

James

Lowe

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Wellington, Shropshire, England

John

Lowe

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Shropshire, England

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