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Household of Richard Thomas (born 1834, Glamorganshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 1834 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, consisted of 9 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Jane Thomas, born in 1836 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 7 children; David (born 1859 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales), Edward (born 1862 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales), Elizabeth (born 1866 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales), William (born 1868 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales), Margaret (born 1870 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales), Thomas (born 1874 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales) and John (born 1876 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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Richard Thomas's household

Male

Richard

Thomas

Head
Female

Jane

Thomas

Wife
Male

David

Thomas

Son
Male

Edward

Thomas

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Thomas

Daughter
Male

William

Thomas

Son
Female

Margaret

Thomas

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Thomas

Son
Male

John

Thomas

Son
First name(s) Richard
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Thomas

Head

Married

47

1834

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Jane

Thomas

Wife

Married

45

1836

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

David

Thomas

Son

Single

22

1859

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Edward

Thomas

Son

Single

19

1862

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Thomas

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

William

Thomas

Son

Single

13

1868

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Margaret

Thomas

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas

Thomas

Son

Single

7

1874

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Thomas

Son

Single

5

1876

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

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