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Household of Richard Thomas (born 1843, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Walsall, Staffordshire, 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 1843 in Bloxwich, Staffordshire, consisted of 10 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Sarah Thomas, born in 1843 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England. They had 5 children; Sidney E (born 1875 in Bloxwich, Staffordshire, England), Sarah C (born 1877 in Bloxwich, Staffordshire, England), Grace (born 1879 in Bloxwich, Staffordshire, England), Violet E (born 1880 in Pelsall, Staffordshire, England) and Marguerite E (born 1881 in Pelsall, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Other, Harriet (born 1852 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England), Richard's Servant, Julia (born 1858 in Bloxwich, Staffordshire, England) and Richard's Servant, Mary J (born 1858 in Bloxwich, Staffordshire, England).


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Richard Thomas's household

Male

Richard

Thomas

Head
Female

Sarah

Thomas

Wife
Male

Sidney E

Thomas

Son
Female

Sarah C

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Grace

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Violet E

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Marguerite E

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Hale

Other
Female

Julia

Holloway

Servant
Female

Mary J

Hughes

Servant
First name(s) Richard
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Bloxwich, Staffordshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Thomas

Head

Married

38

1843

Bloxwich, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Thomas

Wife

Married

38

1843

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Sidney E

Thomas

Son

Single

6

1875

Bloxwich, Staffordshire, England

Sarah C

Thomas

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bloxwich, Staffordshire, England

Grace

Thomas

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bloxwich, Staffordshire, England

Violet E

Thomas

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Pelsall, Staffordshire, England

Marguerite E

Thomas

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Pelsall, Staffordshire, England

Harriet

Hale

Other

Single

29

1852

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Julia

Holloway

Servant

Single

23

1858

Bloxwich, Staffordshire, England

Mary J

Hughes

Servant

Single

23

1858

Bloxwich, Staffordshire, England

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