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Household of Thomas Cole (born 1834, 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.

Thomas Cole and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Cole, born in 1834 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Cole, born in 1836 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 7 children; Joseph (born 1864 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales), George L (born 1868 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales), Matthew A (born 1870 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales), Catherine (born 1874 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales), Margaret S (born 1876 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales), John A (born 1877 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales) and William J (born 1878 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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Thomas Cole's household

Male

Thomas

Cole

Head
Female

Margaret

Cole

Wife
Male

Joseph

Cole

Son
Male

George L

Cole

Son
Male

Matthew A

Cole

Son
Female

Catherine

Cole

Daughter
Female

Margaret S

Cole

Daughter
Male

John A

Cole

Son
Male

William J

Cole

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Cole
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Cole

Head

Married

47

1834

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Margaret

Cole

Wife

Married

45

1836

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Joseph

Cole

Son

Single

17

1864

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

George L

Cole

Son

Single

13

1868

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Matthew A

Cole

Son

Single

11

1870

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Catherine

Cole

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Margaret S

Cole

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

John A

Cole

Son

Single

4

1877

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

William J

Cole

Son

Single

3

1878

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

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