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Household of Thomas Overton (born 1849, Glamorganshire)
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 Overton and 11 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Overton, born in 1849 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, consisted of 12 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Overton, born in 1853 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 4 children; Bessie (born 1873 in Llanwonno, Glamorganshire, Wales), Gilbert (born 1875 in Llanwonno, Glamorganshire, Wales), Margaret (born 1879 in Llanwonno, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Walter (born 1881 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Mary (born 1857 in Glamorganshire, Wales), Thomas's Servant, Ann (born 1861 in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales), Thomas's Servant, Kate (born 1862 in Cwmavon, Glamorganshire, Wales), Thomas's Servant, Frank (born 1863 in Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, Wales), Thomas's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1862 in Oakford, Devon, England) and Thomas's Servant, Charlotte (born 1865 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales).
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Thomas Overton's household
Thomas
Overton
Head
Jane
Overton
Wife
Bessie
Overton
Daughter
Gilbert
Overton
Son
Margaret
Overton
Daughter
Walter
Overton
Son
Mary
Davies
Servant
Ann
Walsh
Servant
Kate
Edwards
Servant
Frank
Jenkins
Servant
Elizabeth
Sparks
Servant
Charlotte
Williams
Servant
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Overton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 32 |
| Birth year | 1849 |
| Birth place | Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales |
Household members (12 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Overton | Head | Married | 32 | 1849 | Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Jane | Overton | Wife | Married | 28 | 1853 | Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Bessie | Overton | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Llanwonno, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Gilbert | Overton | Son | Single | 6 | 1875 | Llanwonno, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Margaret | Overton | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Llanwonno, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Walter | Overton | Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Mary | Davies | Servant | Single | 24 | 1857 | Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Ann | Walsh | Servant | Single | 20 | 1861 | Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales | |
Kate | Edwards | Servant | Single | 19 | 1862 | Cwmavon, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Frank | Jenkins | Servant | Single | 18 | 1863 | Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, Wales | |
Elizabeth | Sparks | Servant | Single | 19 | 1862 | Oakford, Devon, England | |
Charlotte | Williams | Servant | Single | 16 | 1865 | Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales |
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