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Household of Thomas James (born 1824, 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 James and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas James, born in 1824 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Margaret (born 1853 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Henry James (born 1880 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Son-In-Law, Henry (born 1855 in Neston, Cheshire, England) and Thomas's Step Daughter, Annie Jane (born 1871 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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Thomas James's household

Male

Thomas

James

Head
Male

Henry

Mitchell

Son-In-Law
Female

Margaret

Mitchell

Daughter
Male

Henry James

Mitchell

Son
Female

Annie Jane

Hedley

Step Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

James

Head

Widower

57

1824

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Henry

Mitchell

Son-In-Law

Married

26

1855

Neston, Cheshire, England

Margaret

Mitchell

Daughter

Married

28

1853

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Henry James

Mitchell

Son

Single

1

1880

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Annie Jane

Hedley

Step Daughter

Single

10

1871

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

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