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Household of William Ed Thomas (born 1835, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockport, Cheshire, 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 Ed Thomas and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Ed Thomas, born in 1835 in Stockport, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. William Ed was the head of the household, married to Sarah N Thomas, born in 1839 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; George R (born 1871 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Margaret E (born 1873 in Stockport, Cheshire, England), Frederick R (born 1876 in Stockport, Cheshire, England) and John Edward (born 1880 in Stockport, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William Ed's Servant, Elizabeth Shaker, born in 1864 in Shropshire, England.


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William Ed Thomas's household

Male

William Ed

Thomas

Head
Female

Sarah N

Thomas

Wife
Male

George R

Thomas

Son
Female

Margaret E

Thomas

Daughter
Male

Frederick R

Thomas

Son
Male

John Edward

Thomas

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Shaker

Servant
First name(s) William Ed
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Stockport, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William Ed

Thomas

Head

Married

46

1835

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Sarah N

Thomas

Wife

Married

42

1839

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

George R

Thomas

Son

Single

10

1871

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret E

Thomas

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Frederick R

Thomas

Son

Single

5

1876

Stockport, Cheshire, England

John Edward

Thomas

Son

Single

1

1880

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Shaker

Servant

Single

17

1864

Shropshire, England

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