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Household of William Thomas (born 1838, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Helston, Cornwall, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thomas, born in 1838 in Sithney, Cornwall, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thomas, born in 1842 in Sithney, Cornwall, England. They had 8 children; William (born 1866 in Sithney, Cornwall, England), Elizabeth A (born 1869 in Sithney, Cornwall, England), Edward J (born 1870 in Sithney, Cornwall, England), Katie (born 1872 in Sithney, Cornwall, England), Joseph (born 1874 in Sithney, Cornwall, England), Annie (born 1876 in Sithney, Cornwall, England), John (born 1879 in Sithney, Cornwall, England) and Mary J (born 1881 in Sithney, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Wifes Father, Edward Thomas, born in 1803 in Sithney, Cornwall, England.


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William Thomas's household

Male

William

Thomas

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thomas

Wife
Male

William

Thomas

Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Thomas

Daughter
Male

Edward J

Thomas

Son
Female

Katie

Thomas

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Thomas

Son
Female

Annie

Thomas

Daughter
Male

John

Thomas

Son
Female

Mary J

Thomas

Daughter
Male

Edward

Thomas

Wifes Father
First name(s) William
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Sithney, Cornwall, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thomas

Head

Married

43

1838

Sithney, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth

Thomas

Wife

Married

39

1842

Sithney, Cornwall, England

William

Thomas

Son

Single

15

1866

Sithney, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth A

Thomas

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Sithney, Cornwall, England

Edward J

Thomas

Son

Single

11

1870

Sithney, Cornwall, England

Katie

Thomas

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Sithney, Cornwall, England

Joseph

Thomas

Son

Single

7

1874

Sithney, Cornwall, England

Annie

Thomas

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Sithney, Cornwall, England

John

Thomas

Son

Single

2

1879

Sithney, Cornwall, England

Mary J

Thomas

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Sithney, Cornwall, England

Edward

Thomas

Wifes Father

Widower

78

1803

Sithney, Cornwall, England

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