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Household of Joseph Thomas (born 1850, Glamorganshire)

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.

Joseph Thomas and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Thomas, born in 1850 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Eliza Thomas, born in 1855 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 2 children; Samuel (born 1878 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales) and James (born 1880 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Boarder, Thomas Griffiths, born in 1831 in Llanelly, Breconshire, Wales.


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Joseph Thomas's household

Male

Joseph

Thomas

Head
Female

Eliza

Thomas

Wife
Male

Samuel

Thomas

Son
Male

James

Thomas

Son
Male

Thomas

Griffiths

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Thomas

Head

Married

31

1850

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

Eliza

Thomas

Wife

Married

26

1855

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

Samuel

Thomas

Son

Single

3

1878

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

James

Thomas

Son

Single

1

1880

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas

Griffiths

Boarder

Widower

50

1831

Llanelly, Breconshire, Wales

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