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Household of William Thomas (born 1843, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thomas, born in 1843 in Brighton, Sussex, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thomas, born in 1845 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1865 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Margaret (born 1868 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England), Benjamin (born 1870 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Henry (born 1876 in Islington, Middlesex, England), John (born 1879 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and Eliza (born 1881 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England).


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William Thomas's household

Male

William

Thomas

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thomas

Wife
Male

William

Thomas

Son
Female

Margaret

Thomas

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Thomas

Son
Male

Henry

Thomas

Son
Male

John

Thomas

Son
Female

Eliza

Thomas

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Brighton, Sussex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thomas

Head

Married

38

1843

Brighton, Sussex, England

Elizabeth

Thomas

Wife

Married

36

1845

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

William

Thomas

Son

Single

16

1865

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Margaret

Thomas

Daughter

Single

13

1868

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

Benjamin

Thomas

Son

Single

11

1870

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Henry

Thomas

Son

Single

5

1876

Islington, Middlesex, England

John

Thomas

Son

Single

2

1879

Islington, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Thomas

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

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