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Household of Richard Thomas (born 1831, 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 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Thomas, born in 1831 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, consisted of 11 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Mary Thomas, born in 1837 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 4 children; James (born 1860 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales), David (born 1866 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales), Janet (born 1868 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Richard (born 1869 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales). They had 1 grandchild; Mary Ann, born 1879 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire.
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Servant, Margaret (born 1861 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales), Richard's Boarder, John (born 1856 in Caernarvon, Caernarvonshire, Wales), Richard's Boarder, David M (born 1829 in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales) and Richard's Boarder, Thomas (born 1847 in -).
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Richard Thomas's household
Richard
Thomas
Head
Mary
Thomas
Wife
James
Thomas
Son
David
Thomas
Son
Janet
Thomas
Daughter
Richard
Thomas
Son
Mary Ann
Herby
Grand Daughter
Margaret
Smither
Servant
John
Jones
Boarder
David M
Thomas
Boarder
Thomas
Howard
Boarder
| First name(s) | Richard |
| Last name | Thomas |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 50 |
| Birth year | 1831 |
| Birth place | Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richard | Thomas | Head | Married | 50 | 1831 | Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Mary | Thomas | Wife | Married | 44 | 1837 | Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
James | Thomas | Son | Single | 21 | 1860 | Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
David | Thomas | Son | Single | 15 | 1866 | Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Janet | Thomas | Daughter | Single | 13 | 1868 | Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Richard | Thomas | Son | Single | 12 | 1869 | Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Mary Ann | Herby | Grand Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | - | |
Margaret | Smither | Servant | Single | 20 | 1861 | Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
John | Jones | Boarder | Single | 25 | 1856 | Caernarvon, Caernarvonshire, Wales | |
David M | Thomas | Boarder | Married | 52 | 1829 | Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales | |
Thomas | Howard | Boarder | Single | 34 | 1847 | - |
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