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Household of William C Thomas (born 1813, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

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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.

William C Thomas and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William C Thomas, born in 1813 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, consisted of 7 members. William C was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thomas, born in 1821 in St Austell, Cornwall, England. They had 1 child; Jesse K, born 1858 in Bristol, Gloucestershire.
During the period, also present in the household were William C's Son In Law, John W (born 1856 in Bodmin, Cornwall, England), William C's Assistant, Sarah L (born 1853 in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England), William C's Servant, Mercy (born 1838 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England) and William C's Servant, Edith C (born 1862 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England).


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William C Thomas's household

Male

William C

Thomas

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thomas

Wife
Female

Jesse K

Beswetherick

Daughter
Male

John W

Beswetherick

Son In Law
Female

Sarah L

Buckle

Assistant
Female

Mercy

Latham

Servant
Female

Edith C

Morris

Servant
First name(s) William C
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William C

Thomas

Head

Married

68

1813

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Elizabeth

Thomas

Wife

Married

60

1821

St Austell, Cornwall, England

Jesse K

Beswetherick

Daughter

Married

23

1858

-

John W

Beswetherick

Son In Law

Married

25

1856

Bodmin, Cornwall, England

Sarah L

Buckle

Assistant

Single

28

1853

Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

Mercy

Latham

Servant

Single

43

1838

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Edith C

Morris

Servant

Single

19

1862

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

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