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Household of Michael Thomas (born 1847)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontypridd, 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.

Michael Thomas and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Michael Thomas, born in 1847 in , consisted of 8 members. Michael was the head of the household, married to Sarah Thomas, born in 1849 in Bedwellty, Monmouthshire, Wales. They had 4 children; John (born 1870 in Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales), William (born 1875 in Caerphilly, Glamorganshire, Wales), Michael J (born 1877 in Caerphilly, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Margaret (born 1881 in Caerphilly, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were Michael's Visitor, Thomas (born 1857 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Michael's Lodger, Mary Ann (born 1857 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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Michael Thomas's household

Male

Michael

Thomas

Head
Female

Sarah

Thomas

Wife
Male

John

Thomas

Son
Male

William

Thomas

Son
Male

Michael J

Thomas

Son
Female

Margaret

Thomas

Daughter
Male

Thomas

James

Visitor
Female

Mary Ann

Davies

Lodger
First name(s) Michael
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Michael

Thomas

Head

Married

34

1847

England

Sarah

Thomas

Wife

Married

32

1849

Bedwellty, Monmouthshire, Wales

John

Thomas

Son

Single

11

1870

Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales

William

Thomas

Son

Single

6

1875

Caerphilly, Glamorganshire, Wales

Michael J

Thomas

Son

Single

4

1877

Caerphilly, Glamorganshire, Wales

Margaret

Thomas

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Caerphilly, Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas

James

Visitor

Single

24

1857

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary Ann

Davies

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

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