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Household of Robert Thomas (born 1837, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Olave Southwark, London,Surrey, 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.

Robert Thomas and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Thomas, born in 1837 in Surrey, consisted of 11 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Ellen Thomas, born in 1840 in Surrey, England. They had 7 children; Robert (born 1863 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England), Albert (born 1865 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England), Ellen (born 1865 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England), Frederick (born 1873 in Surrey, England), Walter (born 1875 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England), Louisa (born 1877 in Surrey, England) and Arthur (born 1880 in Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Lodger Head, George Mayhew, born in 1811 in Hanbury, Sussex, England.


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Robert Thomas's household

Male

Robert

Thomas

Head
Female

Ellen

Thomas

Wife
Male

Robert

Thomas

Son
Male

Albert

Thomas

Son
Female

Ellen

Thomas

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Thomas

Son
Male

Walter

Thomas

Son
Female

Louisa

Thomas

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Thomas

Son
Male

George

Mayhew

Lodger Head
Female

Sarah

Mayhew

Wife
First name(s) Robert
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Surrey, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Thomas

Head

Married

44

1837

Surrey, England

Ellen

Thomas

Wife

Married

41

1840

Surrey, England

Robert

Thomas

Son

Single

18

1863

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Albert

Thomas

Son

Single

16

1865

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Ellen

Thomas

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Frederick

Thomas

Son

Single

8

1873

Surrey, England

Walter

Thomas

Son

Single

6

1875

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Louisa

Thomas

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Surrey, England

Arthur

Thomas

Son

Single

1

1880

Surrey, England

George

Mayhew

Lodger Head

Married

70

1811

Hanbury, Sussex, England

Sarah

Mayhew

Wife

Married

69

1812

Tower Hill

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