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Household of Sarah Thomas (born 1836, Monmouthshire)

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.

Sarah Thomas and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sarah Thomas, born in 1836 in Blaenafon, Monmouthshire, consisted of 8 members. Sarah was the head of the household, widow. She had 6 children; Rachel Jane (born 1859 in Abertillery, Monmouthshire, Wales), Ann Matilda (born 1864 in Abertillery, Monmouthshire, Wales), Ananias (born 1867 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales), Thomas Edwin (born 1870 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales), Sarah May (born 1873 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Phillip John (born 1878 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was Sarah's Boarder, Frederick P Williams, born in 1860 in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales.


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Sarah Thomas's household

Female

Sarah

Thomas

Head
Female

Rachel Jane

Brittain

Daughter
Female

Ann Matilda

Thomas

Daughter
Male

Ananias

Thomas

Son
Male

Thomas Edwin

Thomas

Son
Female

Sarah May

Thomas

Daughter
Male

Phillip John

Thomas

Son
Male

Frederick P

Williams

Boarder
First name(s) Sarah
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Blaenafon, Monmouthshire, Wales

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sarah

Thomas

Head

Widow

45

1836

Blaenafon, Monmouthshire, Wales

Rachel Jane

Brittain

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Abertillery, Monmouthshire, Wales

Ann Matilda

Thomas

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Abertillery, Monmouthshire, Wales

Ananias

Thomas

Son

Single

14

1867

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas Edwin

Thomas

Son

Single

11

1870

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Sarah May

Thomas

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Phillip John

Thomas

Son

Single

3

1878

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Frederick P

Williams

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales

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