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Household of William H Thomas (born 1840, Glamorganshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgend, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William H Thomas, born in 1840 in Maesteg, Glamorganshire, consisted of 12 members. William H was the head of the household, married to Eliza Thomas, born in 1841 in Wiltshire, England. They had 5 children; Margaret A (born 1872 in Maesteg, Glamorganshire, Wales), May A (born 1874 in Maesteg, Glamorganshire, Wales), George M (born 1876 in Maesteg, Glamorganshire, Wales), Thomas J B (born 1878 in Maesteg, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Eliza G (born 1880 in Maesteg, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were William H's Assistant, Alexander (born 1856 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William H's Visitor, Mary (born 1812 in Machen, Monmouthshire, Wales), William H's Servant, Ann (born 1861 in Kenfig Hill, Glamorganshire, Wales), William H's Servant, Mary (born 1862 in Bridgend, Glamorganshire, Wales) and William H's Servant, William (born 1861 in Sherborne, Dorset, England).


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William H Thomas's household

Male

William H

Thomas

Head
Female

Eliza

Thomas

Wife
Female

Margaret A

Thomas

Daughter
Female

May A

Thomas

Daughter
Male

George M

Thomas

Son
Male

Thomas J B

Thomas

Son
Female

Eliza G

Thomas

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Nicol

Assistant
Female

Mary

Harris

Visitor
Female

Ann

Thomas

Servant
Female

Mary

Browning

Servant
Male

William

Apsy

Servant
First name(s) William H
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Maesteg, Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William H

Thomas

Head

Married

41

1840

Maesteg, Glamorganshire, Wales

Eliza

Thomas

Wife

Married

40

1841

Wiltshire, England

Margaret A

Thomas

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Maesteg, Glamorganshire, Wales

May A

Thomas

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Maesteg, Glamorganshire, Wales

George M

Thomas

Son

Single

5

1876

Maesteg, Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas J B

Thomas

Son

Single

3

1878

Maesteg, Glamorganshire, Wales

Eliza G

Thomas

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Maesteg, Glamorganshire, Wales

Alexander

Nicol

Assistant

Single

25

1856

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Harris

Visitor

Married

69

1812

Machen, Monmouthshire, Wales

Ann

Thomas

Servant

Single

20

1861

Kenfig Hill, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary

Browning

Servant

Single

19

1862

Bridgend, Glamorganshire, Wales

William

Apsy

Servant

Single

20

1861

Sherborne, Dorset, England

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