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Household of Richard Thomas (born 1831)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Thomas, born in 1831 in , consisted of 7 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Sarah Thomas, born in 1836 in Wales. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1866 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), John Charles (born 1868 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England) and Annie (born 1877 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Sister In Law, Fanny (born 1846 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England) and Richard's Nephew, Arthur John (born 1870 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England).


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Richard Thomas's household

Male

Richard

Thomas

Head
Female

Sarah

Thomas

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Thomas

Daughter
Male

John Charles

Thomas

Son
Female

Annie

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Morris

Sister In Law
Male

Arthur John

Morris

Nephew
First name(s) Richard
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Wales

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Thomas

Head

Married

50

1831

Wales

Sarah

Thomas

Wife

Married

45

1836

Wales

Elizabeth

Thomas

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

John Charles

Thomas

Son

Single

13

1868

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Annie

Thomas

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Fanny

Morris

Sister In Law

Single

35

1846

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Arthur John

Morris

Nephew

Single

11

1870

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

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