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Household of William Thomas (born 1839, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Medway, Kent, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thomas, born in 1839 in Ramsgate, Kent, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Susannah Thomas, born in 1842 in Chatham, Kent, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1862 in Rochester, Kent, England), Arthur (born 1870 in Rochester, Kent, England), Edwin (born 1872 in Rochester, Kent, England), Susannah (born 1874 in Rochester, Kent, England) and Ada (born 1876 in Rochester, Kent, England).


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William Thomas's household

Male

William

Thomas

Head
Female

Susannah

Thomas

Wife
Male

William

Thomas

Son
Male

Arthur

Thomas

Son
Male

Edwin

Thomas

Son
Female

Susannah

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Ada

Thomas

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Ramsgate, Kent, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thomas

Head

Married

42

1839

Ramsgate, Kent, England

Susannah

Thomas

Wife

Married

39

1842

Chatham, Kent, England

William

Thomas

Son

Single

19

1862

Rochester, Kent, England

Arthur

Thomas

Son

Single

11

1870

Rochester, Kent, England

Edwin

Thomas

Son

Single

9

1872

Rochester, Kent, England

Susannah

Thomas

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Rochester, Kent, England

Ada

Thomas

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Rochester, Kent, England

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