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Household of Thomas Bailey (born 1847, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, 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.

Thomas Bailey and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Bailey, born in 1847 in Watchet, Somerset, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Bailey, born in 1847 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England. They had 3 children; Eleanor (born 1876 in Merthyr Tydfil, Brecknockshire, Wales), Sydney (born 1878 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Edith (born 1880 in Vaynor, Brecknockshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Gwenllian Rees, born in 1867 in Vaynor, Brecknockshire, Wales.


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Thomas Bailey's household

Male

Thomas

Bailey

Head
Female

Margaret

Bailey

Wife
Female

Eleanor

Bailey

Daughter
Male

Sydney

Bailey

Son
Female

Edith

Bailey

Daughter
Female

Gwenllian

Rees

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Bailey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Watchet, Somerset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Bailey

Head

Married

34

1847

Watchet, Somerset, England

Margaret

Bailey

Wife

Married

34

1847

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Eleanor

Bailey

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Merthyr Tydfil, Brecknockshire, Wales

Sydney

Bailey

Son

Single

3

1878

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Edith

Bailey

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Vaynor, Brecknockshire, Wales

Gwenllian

Rees

Servant

Single

14

1867

Vaynor, Brecknockshire, Wales

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