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Household of Nicholas Thomas (born 1851, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Penzance, Cornwall, 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.

Nicholas Thomas and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Nicholas Thomas, born in 1851 in Sancreed, Cornwall, consisted of 7 members. Nicholas was the head of the household, married to Eliza Jane Thomas, born in 1852 in Sancreed, Cornwall, England. They had 4 children; Rebecca (born 1874 in St Just, Cornwall, England), Henry (born 1875 in Sancreed, Cornwall, England), Annie (born 1878 in Sancreed, Cornwall, England) and Thomas (born 1880 in Sancreed, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Nicholas's Servant, Bessie Matthews, born in 1864 in Madron, Cornwall, England.


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Nicholas Thomas's household

Male

Nicholas

Thomas

Head
Female

Eliza Jane

Thomas

Wife
Female

Rebecca

Thomas

Daughter
Male

Henry

Thomas

Son
Female

Annie

Thomas

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Thomas

Son
Female

Bessie

Matthews

Servant
First name(s) Nicholas
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Sancreed, Cornwall, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Nicholas

Thomas

Head

Married

30

1851

Sancreed, Cornwall, England

Eliza Jane

Thomas

Wife

Married

29

1852

Sancreed, Cornwall, England

Rebecca

Thomas

Daughter

Single

7

1874

St Just, Cornwall, England

Henry

Thomas

Son

Single

6

1875

Sancreed, Cornwall, England

Annie

Thomas

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sancreed, Cornwall, England

Thomas

Thomas

Son

Single

1

1880

Sancreed, Cornwall, England

Bessie

Matthews

Servant

Single

17

1864

Madron, Cornwall, England

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