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Household of Thomas Phillips (born 1848, Pembrokeshire)

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 Phillips and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Phillips, born in 1848 in Letterston, Pembrokeshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Phillips, born in 1854 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 4 children; Thomas D (born 1873 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales), Margaret E (born 1875 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales), Arthur J (born 1877 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales) and William R (born 1881 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Lizzie (born 1866 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales), Thomas's Boarder, Edwin (born 1855 in Monmouthshire, Wales) and Thomas's Boarder, Edward (born 1862 in Mold, Flintshire, Wales).


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Thomas Phillips's household

Male

Thomas

Phillips

Head
Female

Sarah

Phillips

Wife
Male

Thomas D

Phillips

Son
Female

Margaret E

Phillips

Daughter
Male

Arthur J

Phillips

Son
Male

William R

Phillips

Son
Female

Lizzie

Sheen

Servant
Male

Edwin

Jones

Boarder
Male

Edward

Jones

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Phillips
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Letterston, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Phillips

Head

Married

33

1848

Letterston, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Sarah

Phillips

Wife

Married

27

1854

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas D

Phillips

Son

Single

8

1873

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Margaret E

Phillips

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Arthur J

Phillips

Son

Single

4

1877

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

William R

Phillips

Son

Single

0

1881

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Lizzie

Sheen

Servant

Single

15

1866

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Edwin

Jones

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Monmouthshire, Wales

Edward

Jones

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Mold, Flintshire, Wales

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