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Household of William Thomas (born 1847, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thomas, born in 1847 in Teignmouth, Devon, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Emily E Thomas, born in 1850 in Teignmouth, Devon, England. They had 2 children; Lilly (born 1874 in Teignmouth, Devon, England) and Sidney (born 1878 in Teignmouth, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Harriet Tancock, born in 1868 in Chudleigh, Devon, England.


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William Thomas's household

Male

William

Thomas

Head
Female

Emily E

Thomas

Wife
Female

Lilly

Thomas

Daughter
Male

Sidney

Thomas

Son
Female

Harriet

Tancock

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Teignmouth, Devon, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thomas

Head

Married

34

1847

Teignmouth, Devon, England

Emily E

Thomas

Wife

Married

31

1850

Teignmouth, Devon, England

Lilly

Thomas

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Teignmouth, Devon, England

Sidney

Thomas

Son

Single

3

1878

Teignmouth, Devon, England

Harriet

Tancock

Servant

Single

13

1868

Chudleigh, Devon, England

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