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Household of Thomas Smith (born 1839, 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 Smith and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Smith, born in 1839 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, consisted of 15 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Phoebe Smith, born in 1827 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Lodger, Edward (born 1848 in Glamorganshire, Wales), Thomas's Lodger, Mary (born 1849 in Glamorganshire, Wales), Thomas's Lodger, William (born 1849 in Durham, Durham, England), Thomas's Lodger, George (born 1841 in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales), Thomas's Lodger, John (born 1854 in Newport, Essex, England), Thomas's Lodger, William (born 1826 in Gloucestershire, England), Thomas's Lodger, John (born 1851 in Glamorganshire, Wales), Thomas's Lodger, Anne (born 1847 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), Thomas's Lodger, Jeremiah (born 1831 in Kerry, Montgomeryshire, Wales), Thomas's Lodger, Edward (born 1833 in Kerry, Montgomeryshire, Wales), Thomas's Lodger, James (born 1844 in Somerset, England), Thomas's Lodger, Francis (born 1841 in Cork, Ireland) and Thomas's Lodger, James (born 1850 in Guildford, Surrey, England).


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Thomas Smith's household

Male

Thomas

Smith

Head
Female

Phoebe

Smith

Wife
Male

Edward

Griffiths

Lodger
Female

Mary

Griffiths

Lodger
Male

William

Bredy

Lodger
Male

George

Williams

Lodger
Male

John

Davies

Lodger
Male

William

Webber

Lodger
Male

John

Rhyan

Lodger
Female

Anne

Rhyan

Lodger
Male

Jeremiah

O'Neil

Lodger
Male

Edward

Roach

Lodger
Male

James

Kelly

Lodger
Male

Francis

Wilkenson

Lodger
Male

James

Green

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Smith

Head

Married

42

1839

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Phoebe

Smith

Wife

Married

54

1827

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Edward

Griffiths

Lodger

Married

33

1848

Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary

Griffiths

Lodger

Married

32

1849

Glamorganshire, Wales

William

Bredy

Lodger

Single

32

1849

Durham, Durham, England

George

Williams

Lodger

Single

40

1841

Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales

John

Davies

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Newport, Essex, England

William

Webber

Lodger

Single

55

1826

Gloucestershire, England

John

Rhyan

Lodger

Married

30

1851

Glamorganshire, Wales

Anne

Rhyan

Lodger

Married

34

1847

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Jeremiah

O'Neil

Lodger

Single

50

1831

Kerry, Montgomeryshire, Wales

Edward

Roach

Lodger

Single

48

1833

Kerry, Montgomeryshire, Wales

James

Kelly

Lodger

Single

37

1844

Somerset, England

Francis

Wilkenson

Lodger

Single

40

1841

Cork, Ireland

James

Green

Lodger

Single

31

1850

Guildford, Surrey, England

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