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Household of Richard Thomas (born 1841, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Molton, Devon, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Thomas, born in 1841 in Bishop's Nympton, Devon, consisted of 6 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Emma Thomas, born in 1845 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. They had 3 children; Maryann (born 1874 in Rose Ash, Devon, England), William (born 1878 in Rose Ash, Devon, England) and Francis (born 1880 in Rose Ash, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Servant, Bessie Roughcliffe, born in 1866 in Bishop's Nympton, Devon, England.


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Richard Thomas's household

Male

Richard

Thomas

Head
Female

Emma

Thomas

Wife
Female

Maryann

Thomas

Daughter
Male

William

Thomas

Son
Male

Francis

Thomas

Son
Female

Bessie

Roughcliffe

Servant
First name(s) Richard
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Bishop's Nympton, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Thomas

Head

Married

40

1841

Bishop's Nympton, Devon, England

Emma

Thomas

Wife

Married

36

1845

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Maryann

Thomas

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Rose Ash, Devon, England

William

Thomas

Son

Single

3

1878

Rose Ash, Devon, England

Francis

Thomas

Son

Single

1

1880

Rose Ash, Devon, England

Bessie

Roughcliffe

Servant

Single

15

1866

Bishop's Nympton, Devon, England

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