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Household of Thomas Riggs (born 1838, Somerset)
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 Riggs and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Riggs, born in 1838 in North Curry, Somerset, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Eliza Riggs, born in 1833 in Pontyates, Carmarthenshire, Wales. They had 2 children; Elizabeth (born 1857 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Ruth (born 1870 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Thomas (born 1833 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Thomas's Boarder, Agnes (born 1870 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales).
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Thomas Riggs's household
Thomas
Riggs
Head
Eliza
Riggs
Wife
Elizabeth
Riggs
Daughter
Ruth
Riggs
Daughter
Thomas
Bowen
Boarder
Agnes
Bowen
Boarder
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Riggs |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 43 |
| Birth year | 1838 |
| Birth place | North Curry, Somerset, England |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Riggs | Head | Married | 43 | 1838 | North Curry, Somerset, England | |
Eliza | Riggs | Wife | Married | 48 | 1833 | Pontyates, Carmarthenshire, Wales | |
Elizabeth | Riggs | Daughter | Single | 24 | 1857 | Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Ruth | Riggs | Daughter | Single | 11 | 1870 | Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Thomas | Bowen | Boarder | Widower | 48 | 1833 | Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Agnes | Bowen | Boarder | Single | 11 | 1870 | Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales |
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