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Household of William Thomas (born 1836)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, 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 1836 in , consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Thomas, born in 1837 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England. They had 6 children; Hugh (born 1863 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England), Bessey (born 1868 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England), Harry (born 1871 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England), Ernest (born 1873 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England), Clara (born 1875 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England) and Eva (born 1877 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Martha Edgington, born in 1867 in Hatherop, Gloucestershire, England.


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William Thomas's household

Male

William

Thomas

Head
Female

Mary

Thomas

Wife
Male

Hugh

Thomas

Son
Female

Bessey

Thomas

Daughter
Male

Harry

Thomas

Son
Male

Ernest

Thomas

Son
Female

Clara

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Eva

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Martha

Edgington

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Wales

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thomas

Head

Married

45

1836

Wales

Mary

Thomas

Wife

Married

44

1837

Hereford, Herefordshire, England

Hugh

Thomas

Son

Single

18

1863

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Bessey

Thomas

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Harry

Thomas

Son

Single

10

1871

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Ernest

Thomas

Son

Single

8

1873

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Clara

Thomas

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Eva

Thomas

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Martha

Edgington

Servant

Single

14

1867

Hatherop, Gloucestershire, England

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