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Household of William Thomas (born 1844, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, 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 Thomas and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thomas, born in 1844 in Flaxley, Gloucestershire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thomas, born in 1841 in Wiltshire, England. They had 6 children; William J (born 1872 in Kensington, Middlesex, England), Eleanor E (born 1873 in Kensington, Middlesex, England), Emma H (born 1875 in Kensington, Middlesex, England), Oliver D (born 1878 in Kensington, Middlesex, England), Edith M (born 1879 in Kensington, Middlesex, England) and Henry J (born 1881 in Kensington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Ellen (born 1853 in Belgium) and William's Lodgers Daughter, Laura L (born 1877 in Kensington, Middlesex, England).


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William Thomas's household

Male

William

Thomas

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thomas

Wife
Male

William J

Thomas

Son
Female

Eleanor E

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Emma H

Thomas

Daughter
Male

Oliver D

Thomas

Son
Female

Edith M

Thomas

Daughter
Male

Henry J

Thomas

Son
Female

Ellen

Tinsley

Lodger
Female

Laura L

Tinsley

Lodgers Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Flaxley, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thomas

Head

Married

37

1844

Flaxley, Gloucestershire, England

Elizabeth

Thomas

Wife

Married

40

1841

Wiltshire, England

William J

Thomas

Son

Single

9

1872

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Eleanor E

Thomas

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Emma H

Thomas

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Oliver D

Thomas

Son

Single

3

1878

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Edith M

Thomas

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Henry J

Thomas

Son

Single

0

1881

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Tinsley

Lodger

Married

28

1853

Belgium

Laura L

Tinsley

Lodgers Daughter

Single

4

1877

Kensington, Middlesex, England

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