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Household of William Thomas (born 1809, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Penzance, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thomas, born in 1809 in Lelant, Cornwall, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Frances Thomas, born in 1825 in Lelant, Cornwall, England. They had 1 child; John Henry, born 1869 in Lelant, Cornwall, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Step Daughter, Elizabeth Martins, born in 1858 in Towednack, Cornwall, England.


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William Thomas's household

Male

William

Thomas

Head
Female

Frances

Thomas

Wife
Male

John Henry

Thomas

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Martins

Step Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 72
Birth year 1809
Birth place Lelant, Cornwall, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thomas

Head

Married

72

1809

Lelant, Cornwall, England

Frances

Thomas

Wife

Married

56

1825

Lelant, Cornwall, England

John Henry

Thomas

Son

Single

12

1869

Lelant, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth

Martins

Step Daughter

Single

23

1858

Towednack, Cornwall, England

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