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Household of Thomas Chambers (born 1851, Brecknockshire)

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.

Thomas Chambers and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Chambers, born in 1851 in Brecknockshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Chambers, born in 1854 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1872 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales), John W (born 1875 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales), David J (born 1878 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales) and E (born 1880 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother In Law, Mary Williams, born in 1831 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales.


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Thomas Chambers's household

Male

Thomas

Chambers

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Chambers

Wife
Female

Mary

Chambers

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Chambers

Daughter
Male

John W

Chambers

Son
Male

David J

Chambers

Son
Female

E

Chambers

Daughter
Female

Mary

Williams

Mother In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Chambers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Brecknockshire, Wales

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Chambers

Head

Married

30

1851

Brecknockshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Chambers

Wife

Married

27

1854

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary

Chambers

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Chambers

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

John W

Chambers

Son

Single

6

1875

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

David J

Chambers

Son

Single

3

1878

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

E

Chambers

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary

Williams

Mother In Law

Widow

50

1831

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

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