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Household of William Thomas (born 1839, Denbighshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 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 1839 in Denbighshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Isabella Jane Thomas, born in 1841 in Newburn, Northumberland, England. They had 6 children; Aubrey Ward (born 1872 in Newburn, Northamptonshire, England), Herbert Robert (born 1874 in Penn, Staffordshire, England), Hugh Shenson Or Spenson (born 1875 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Charles Stephinson (born 1876 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Lilian Isabel (born 1877 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England) and Katie Ward (born 1878 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1851 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), William's Servant, Rhoda (born 1854 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England) and William's Servant, Lydia (born 1862 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England).


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William Thomas's household

Male

William

Thomas

Head
Female

Isabella Jane

Thomas

Wife
Male

Aubrey Ward

Thomas

Son
Male

Herbert Robert

Thomas

Son
Male

Hugh Shenson Or Spenson

Thomas

Son
Male

Charles Stephinson

Thomas

Son
Female

Lilian Isabel

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Katie Ward

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Chadwick

Servant
Female

Rhoda

Chadwick

Servant
Female

Lydia

Comas

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Denbighshire, Wales

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thomas

Head

Married

42

1839

Denbighshire, Wales

Isabella Jane

Thomas

Wife

Married

40

1841

Newburn, Northumberland, England

Aubrey Ward

Thomas

Son

Single

9

1872

Newburn, Northamptonshire, England

Herbert Robert

Thomas

Son

Single

7

1874

Penn, Staffordshire, England

Hugh Shenson Or Spenson

Thomas

Son

Single

6

1875

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Charles Stephinson

Thomas

Son

Single

5

1876

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Lilian Isabel

Thomas

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Katie Ward

Thomas

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Chadwick

Servant

Single

30

1851

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Rhoda

Chadwick

Servant

Single

27

1854

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Lydia

Comas

Servant

Single

19

1862

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

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