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Household of William Thomas (born 1842, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hastings, Sussex, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thomas, born in 1842 in Whatlington, Sussex, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Caroline Thomas, born in 1843 in St Leonard's, Sussex, England. They had 5 children; Anna M (born 1869 in St Leonard's, Sussex, England), Charles H (born 1870 in St Leonard's, Sussex, England), Sarah (born 1872 in St Leonard's, Sussex, England), George (born 1878 in St Leonard's, Sussex, England) and Harriet M (born 1881 in St Leonard's, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, James (born 1826 in Hastings, Sussex, England) and William's Lodger, Harriet (born 1816 in Netherfield, Sussex, England).


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William Thomas's household

Male

William

Thomas

Head
Female

Caroline

Thomas

Wife
Female

Anna M

Thomas

Daughter
Male

Charles H

Thomas

Son
Female

Sarah

Thomas

Daughter
Male

George

Thomas

Son
Female

Harriet M

Thomas

Daughter
Male

James

Fuller

Lodger
Female

Harriet

Thomas

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Whatlington, Sussex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thomas

Head

Married

39

1842

Whatlington, Sussex, England

Caroline

Thomas

Wife

Married

38

1843

St Leonard's, Sussex, England

Anna M

Thomas

Daughter

Single

12

1869

St Leonard's, Sussex, England

Charles H

Thomas

Son

Single

11

1870

St Leonard's, Sussex, England

Sarah

Thomas

Daughter

Single

9

1872

St Leonard's, Sussex, England

George

Thomas

Son

Single

3

1878

St Leonard's, Sussex, England

Harriet M

Thomas

Daughter

Single

0

1881

St Leonard's, Sussex, England

James

Fuller

Lodger

Widower

55

1826

Hastings, Sussex, England

Harriet

Thomas

Lodger

Widow

65

1816

Netherfield, Sussex, England

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