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Household of Rees Thomas (born 1848, Glamorganshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Neath, 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.

Rees Thomas and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Rees Thomas, born in 1848 in Margam, Glamorganshire, consisted of 7 members. Rees was the head of the household, married to Mary Thomas, born in 1847 in Aberavon, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 4 children; Janet (born 1872 in Cwmavon, Glamorganshire, Wales), Ellen (born 1874 in Margam, Glamorganshire, Wales), Lewis Meyrick (born 1881 in Aberavon, Glamorganshire, Wales) and William Rees (born 1881 in Aberavon, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was Rees's Servant, Sarah Ann Owen, born in 1866 in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales.


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Rees Thomas's household

Male

Rees

Thomas

Head
Female

Mary

Thomas

Wife
Female

Janet

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Thomas

Daughter
Male

Lewis Meyrick

Thomas

Son
Male

William Rees

Thomas

Son
Female

Sarah Ann

Owen

Servant
First name(s) Rees
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Margam, Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Rees

Thomas

Head

Married

33

1848

Margam, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary

Thomas

Wife

Married

34

1847

Aberavon, Glamorganshire, Wales

Janet

Thomas

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Cwmavon, Glamorganshire, Wales

Ellen

Thomas

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Margam, Glamorganshire, Wales

Lewis Meyrick

Thomas

Son

Single

0

1881

Aberavon, Glamorganshire, Wales

William Rees

Thomas

Son

Single

0

1881

Aberavon, Glamorganshire, Wales

Sarah Ann

Owen

Servant

Single

15

1866

Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales

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