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Household of William Thomas (born 1839, Devon)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thomas, born in 1839 in Landkey, Devon, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thomas, born in 1844 in Morchard Bishop, Devon, England. They had 7 children; William H (born 1863 in St Thomas, Devon, England), John J (born 1865 in St Thomas, Devon, England), Edith F (born 1869 in St Thomas, Devon, England), Minnie S (born 1871 in St Thomas, Devon, England), Elizabeth R (born 1874 in St Thomas, Devon, England), Arthur (born 1876 in St Thomas, Devon, England) and Ellie E (born 1881 in St Thomas, Devon, England).


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William Thomas's household

Male

William

Thomas

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thomas

Wife
Male

William H

Thomas

Son
Male

John J

Thomas

Son
Female

Edith F

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Minnie S

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth R

Thomas

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Thomas

Son
Female

Ellie E

Thomas

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

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thomas

Head

Married

42

1839

Landkey, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Thomas

Wife

Married

37

1844

Morchard Bishop, Devon, England

William H

Thomas

Son

Single

18

1863

St Thomas, Devon, England

John J

Thomas

Son

Single

16

1865

St Thomas, Devon, England

Edith F

Thomas

Daughter

Single

12

1869

St Thomas, Devon, England

Minnie S

Thomas

Daughter

Single

10

1871

St Thomas, Devon, England

Elizabeth R

Thomas

Daughter

Single

7

1874

St Thomas, Devon, England

Arthur

Thomas

Son

Single

5

1876

St Thomas, Devon, England

Ellie E

Thomas

Daughter

Single

0

1881

St Thomas, Devon, England

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