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Household of Thomas Roberts (born 1851)

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 Roberts and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Roberts, born in 1851 in , consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Hannah Roberts, born in 1853 in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales. They had 4 children; Johnny (born 1874 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales), Mary (born 1876 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales), Dinah (born 1878 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Thomas (born 1879 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, John (born 1813 in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales) and Thomas's Lodger, Robert (born 1854 in Wiltshire, England).


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Thomas Roberts's household

Male

Thomas

Roberts

Head
Female

Hannah

Roberts

Wife
Male

Johnny

Roberts

Son
Female

Mary

Roberts

Daughter
Female

Dinah

Roberts

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Roberts

Son
Male

John

Roberts

Boarder
Male

Robert

Morgan

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Roberts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Wales

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Roberts

Head

Married

30

1851

Wales

Hannah

Roberts

Wife

Married

28

1853

Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Johnny

Roberts

Son

Single

7

1874

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary

Roberts

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Dinah

Roberts

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas

Roberts

Son

Single

2

1879

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Roberts

Boarder

Widower

68

1813

Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Robert

Morgan

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Wiltshire, England

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