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Household of William H Thomas (born 1836, Middlesex)

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.

William H Thomas and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William H Thomas, born in 1836 in City of London, Middlesex, consisted of 5 members. William H was the head of the household, married to Betsy Thomas, born in 1846 in Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; William C (born 1874 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Christopher (born 1877 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was William H's Boarder, Elizabeth Watts, born in 1879 in Mountain Ash, Glamorganshire, Wales.


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William H Thomas's household

Male

William H

Thomas

Head
Female

Betsy

Thomas

Wife
Male

William C

Thomas

Son
Male

Christopher

Thomas

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Watts

Boarder
First name(s) William H
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place City of London, Middlesex, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William H

Thomas

Head

Married

45

1836

City of London, Middlesex, England

Betsy

Thomas

Wife

Married

35

1846

Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England

William C

Thomas

Son

Single

7

1874

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Christopher

Thomas

Son

Single

4

1877

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Watts

Boarder

Single

2

1879

Mountain Ash, Glamorganshire, Wales

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