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Household of Thomas James (born 1852, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontypridd, 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 James and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas James, born in 1852 in Barton St David, Somerset, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret James, born in 1851 in Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 4 children; William (born 1872 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Ystradyfodwg, Glamorganshire, Wales), Eli (born 1878 in Ystradyfodwg, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Margaret E (born 1880 in Llantrisaint, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Ann (born 1851 in Caerphilly, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Thomas's Lodger Head, Moses (born 1856 in Camborne, Cornwall, England).


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Thomas James's household

Male

Thomas

James

Head
Female

Margaret

James

Wife
Male

William

James

Son
Female

Elizabeth

James

Daughter
Male

Eli

James

Son
Female

Margaret E

James

Daughter
Female

Ann

Williams

Boarder
Male

Moses

Hart

Lodger Head
Female

Mary Ann

Hart

Wife
First name(s) Thomas
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Barton St David, Somerset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

James

Head

Married

29

1852

Barton St David, Somerset, England

Margaret

James

Wife

Married

30

1851

Glamorganshire, Wales

William

James

Son

Single

9

1872

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth

James

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Ystradyfodwg, Glamorganshire, Wales

Eli

James

Son

Single

3

1878

Ystradyfodwg, Glamorganshire, Wales

Margaret E

James

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Llantrisaint, Glamorganshire, Wales

Ann

Williams

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Caerphilly, Glamorganshire, Wales

Moses

Hart

Lodger Head

Married

25

1856

Camborne, Cornwall, England

Mary Ann

Hart

Wife

Married

18

1863

Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales

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