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Household of Richard Hewit Thomas (born 1825, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Redruth, 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.

Richard Hewit Thomas and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Hewit Thomas, born in 1825 in Kea, Cornwall, consisted of 7 members. Richard Hewit was the head of the household, married to M A Whitehead Thomas, born in 1835 in Lanteglos, Cornwall, England. They had 3 children; Richard Hewit (born 1864 in Gwennap, Cornwall, England), Amy (born 1873 in Gwennap, Cornwall, England) and Katie Hewit (born 1876 in Gwennap, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard Hewit's Servant, Ellen (born 1863 in Kenwyn, Cornwall, England) and Richard Hewit's Servant, Keziah (born 1863 in Gwennap, Cornwall, England).


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Richard Hewit Thomas's household

Male

Richard Hewit

Thomas

Head
Female

M A Whitehead

Thomas

Wife
Male

Richard Hewit

Thomas

Son
Female

Amy

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Katie Hewit

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Jenkin

Servant
Female

Keziah

Kemp

Servant
First name(s) Richard Hewit
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Kea, Cornwall, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard Hewit

Thomas

Head

Married

56

1825

Kea, Cornwall, England

M A Whitehead

Thomas

Wife

Married

46

1835

Lanteglos, Cornwall, England

Richard Hewit

Thomas

Son

Single

17

1864

Gwennap, Cornwall, England

Amy

Thomas

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Gwennap, Cornwall, England

Katie Hewit

Thomas

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Gwennap, Cornwall, England

Ellen

Jenkin

Servant

Single

18

1863

Kenwyn, Cornwall, England

Keziah

Kemp

Servant

Single

18

1863

Gwennap, Cornwall, England

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