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Household of Thomas William (born 1839, Brecknockshire)

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 William and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas William, born in 1839 in Talybont, Brecknockshire, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret William, born in 1834 in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales. They had 8 children; David (born 1860 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales), Thomas (born 1862 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales), John (born 1864 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales), William (born 1868 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales), Mary Ann (born 1871 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales), Margaret J (born 1874 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Arthur I (born 1880 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Nephew, Thomas Lewis, born in 1859 in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales.


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Thomas William's household

Male

Thomas

William

Head
Female

Margaret

William

Wife
Male

David

William

Son
Male

Thomas

William

Son
Male

John

William

Son
Male

William

William

Son
Female

Mary Ann

William

Daughter
Female

Margaret J

William

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

William

Daughter
Male

Arthur I

William

Son
Male

Thomas

Lewis

Nephew
First name(s) Thomas
Last name William
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Talybont, Brecknockshire, Wales

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

William

Head

Married

42

1839

Talybont, Brecknockshire, Wales

Margaret

William

Wife

Married

47

1834

Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales

David

William

Son

Single

21

1860

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas

William

Son

Single

19

1862

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

William

Son

Single

17

1864

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

William

William

Son

Single

13

1868

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary Ann

William

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Margaret J

William

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth

William

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Arthur I

William

Son

Single

1

1880

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas

Lewis

Nephew

Single

22

1859

Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales

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