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Household of William J Thomas (born 1831, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kingsbridge, Devon, 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 J Thomas and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William J Thomas, born in 1831 in Kingsbridge, Devon, consisted of 9 members. William J was the head of the household, married to Louisa Thomas, born in 1849 in Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Arthur E (born 1867 in West Alvington, Devon, England), Francis H (born 1871 in West Alvington, Devon, England) and Jessie S (born 1881 in Kingsbridge, Devon, England). They had 1 grandchild; Charles H, born 1877 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William J's Step Daughter, Florence L (born 1873 in South Norwood, Surrey, England), William J's Nurse, Harriet (born 1822 in Charlton, Devon, England) and William J's Servant, Susanna (born 1863 in Stokenham, Devon, England).


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William J Thomas's household

Male

William J

Thomas

Head
Female

Louisa

Thomas

Wife
Male

Arthur E

Thomas

Son
Male

Francis H

Thomas

Son
Female

Jessie S

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Florence L

Roper

Step Daughter
Female

Harriet

Luckham

Nurse
Female

Susanna

Steer

Servant
Male

Charles H

Dore

Grand Son
First name(s) William J
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Kingsbridge, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William J

Thomas

Head

Married

50

1831

Kingsbridge, Devon, England

Louisa

Thomas

Wife

Married

32

1849

Middlesex, England

Arthur E

Thomas

Son

Single

14

1867

West Alvington, Devon, England

Francis H

Thomas

Son

Single

10

1871

West Alvington, Devon, England

Jessie S

Thomas

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Kingsbridge, Devon, England

Florence L

Roper

Step Daughter

Single

8

1873

South Norwood, Surrey, England

Harriet

Luckham

Nurse

Widow

59

1822

Charlton, Devon, England

Susanna

Steer

Servant

Single

18

1863

Stokenham, Devon, England

Charles H

Dore

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

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