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Household of Thomas Dillings (born 1847, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Swansea, 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 Dillings and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Dillings, born in 1847 in Dolton, Devon, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Dillings, born in 1853 in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England. They had 2 children; Henry (born 1874 in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England) and Alfred E (born 1879 in Landore, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Joseph (born 1849 in Low Moor, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Boarder, Edwin (born 1857 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Thomas's Boarder, Michael (born 1849 in Oldbury, Worcestershire, England).


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Thomas Dillings's household

Male

Thomas

Dillings

Head
Female

Sarah A

Dillings

Wife
Male

Henry

Martin

Son
Male

Alfred E

Delling

Son
Male

Joseph

Ellis

Boarder
Male

Edwin

Lyron

Boarder
Male

Michael

Maxwell

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Dillings
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Dolton, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Dillings

Head

Married

34

1847

Dolton, Devon, England

Sarah A

Dillings

Wife

Married

28

1853

Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England

Henry

Martin

Son

Single

7

1874

Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England

Alfred E

Delling

Son

Single

2

1879

Landore, Glamorganshire, Wales

Joseph

Ellis

Boarder

Married

32

1849

Low Moor, Lancashire, England

Edwin

Lyron

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Michael

Maxwell

Boarder

Married

32

1849

Oldbury, Worcestershire, England

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