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Household of Richard Thomas (born 1838, Hertfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Steyning, Sussex, 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 Thomas and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Thomas, born in 1838 in Cradley, Hertfordshire, consisted of 9 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thomas, born in 1838 in Mortlake, Surrey, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1865 in Hove, Sussex, England), Elizabeth (born 1866 in Hove, Sussex, England), Arthur (born 1868 in Hove, Sussex, England), Margaret (born 1871 in Hove, Sussex, England), Frederick (born 1873 in Hove, Sussex, England) and Harry (born 1876 in Hove, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Servant, Mary Camfield, born in 1864 in Littlehampton, Sussex, England.


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Richard Thomas's household

Male

Richard

Thomas

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thomas

Wife
Male

William

Thomas

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Thomas

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Thomas

Son
Female

Margaret

Thomas

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Thomas

Son
Male

Harry

Thomas

Son
Female

Mary

Camfield

Servant
First name(s) Richard
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Cradley, Hertfordshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Thomas

Head

Married

43

1838

Cradley, Hertfordshire, England

Elizabeth

Thomas

Wife

Married

43

1838

Mortlake, Surrey, England

William

Thomas

Son

Single

16

1865

Hove, Sussex, England

Elizabeth

Thomas

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Hove, Sussex, England

Arthur

Thomas

Son

Single

13

1868

Hove, Sussex, England

Margaret

Thomas

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Hove, Sussex, England

Frederick

Thomas

Son

Single

8

1873

Hove, Sussex, England

Harry

Thomas

Son

Single

5

1876

Hove, Sussex, England

Mary

Camfield

Servant

Single

17

1864

Littlehampton, Sussex, England

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