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Household of Matthew W Thomas (born 1852, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, 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.

Matthew W Thomas and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew W Thomas, born in 1852 in Walthamstow, Essex, consisted of 8 members. Matthew W was the head of the household, married to Margaret Watson Thomas, born in 1852 in Paddington, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; William E (born 1879 in Kensington, Middlesex, England) and Violet E (born 1880 in Kensington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew W's Servant, Eliza M (born 1859 in Torquay, Devon, England), Matthew W's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1863 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Matthew W's Servant, Emily (born 1860 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England) and Matthew W's Servant, Emma (born 1857 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England).


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Matthew W Thomas's household

Male

Matthew W

Thomas

Head
Female

Margaret Watson

Thomas

Wife
Male

William E

Thomas

Son
Female

Violet E

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Eliza M

Laing

Servant
Female

Mary Ann

Stephens

Servant
Female

Emily

Bagg

Servant
Female

Emma

Bagg

Servant
First name(s) Matthew W
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Walthamstow, Essex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew W

Thomas

Head

Married

29

1852

Walthamstow, Essex, England

Margaret Watson

Thomas

Wife

Married

29

1852

Paddington, Middlesex, England

William E

Thomas

Son

Single

2

1879

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Violet E

Thomas

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Eliza M

Laing

Servant

Single

22

1859

Torquay, Devon, England

Mary Ann

Stephens

Servant

Single

18

1863

City of London, Middlesex, England

Emily

Bagg

Servant

Single

21

1860

Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Emma

Bagg

Servant

Single

24

1857

Ipswich, Suffolk, England

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