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Household of Richard Thomas (born 1842, 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.

Richard Thomas and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Thomas, born in 1842 in St Just, Cornwall, consisted of 10 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Wilmot Thomas, born in 1851 in Cornwall, England. They had 4 children; Florence W (born 1874 in St Just, Cornwall, England), Henry G (born 1876 in St Just, Cornwall, England), Leonard R (born 1880 in St Just, Cornwall, England) and Beatrice J (born 1881 in St Just, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Nurse, Margaret (born 1827 in St Just, Cornwall, England), Richard's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1817 in St Just, Cornwall, England), Richard's Servant, Martha (born 1859 in St Just, Cornwall, England) and Richard's Servant, Mary (born 1866 in St Just, Cornwall, England).


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Richard Thomas's household

Male

Richard

Thomas

Head
Female

Wilmot

Thomas

Wife
Female

Florence W

Thomas

Daughter
Male

Henry G

Thomas

Son
Male

Leonard R

Thomas

Son
Female

Beatrice J

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Clemens

Nurse
Female

Elizabeth

Eddy

Servant
Female

Martha

Waters

Servant
Female

Mary

Clemens

Servant
First name(s) Richard
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place St Just, Cornwall, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Thomas

Head

Married

39

1842

St Just, Cornwall, England

Wilmot

Thomas

Wife

Married

30

1851

Cornwall, England

Florence W

Thomas

Daughter

Single

7

1874

St Just, Cornwall, England

Henry G

Thomas

Son

Single

5

1876

St Just, Cornwall, England

Leonard R

Thomas

Son

Single

1

1880

St Just, Cornwall, England

Beatrice J

Thomas

Daughter

Single

0

1881

St Just, Cornwall, England

Margaret

Clemens

Nurse

Widow

54

1827

St Just, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth

Eddy

Servant

Married

64

1817

St Just, Cornwall, England

Martha

Waters

Servant

Single

22

1859

St Just, Cornwall, England

Mary

Clemens

Servant

Single

15

1866

St Just, Cornwall, England

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