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Household of William Thomas (born 1838, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Congleton, Cheshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thomas, born in 1838 in Bilston, Staffordshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Hannah Thomas, born in 1837 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England. They had 1 child; Hannah Seline, born 1875 in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother In Law, Joseph (born 1858 in Sandyford, Staffordshire, England), William's Servant, Rachel (born 1861 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England) and William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1857 in Wales).


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William Thomas's household

Male

William

Thomas

Head
Female

Hannah

Thomas

Wife
Female

Hannah Seline

Thomas

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Cooper

Brother In Law
Female

Rachel

Brown

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Williams

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thomas

Head

Married

43

1838

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Hannah

Thomas

Wife

Married

44

1837

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

Hannah Seline

Thomas

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England

Joseph

Cooper

Brother In Law

Single

23

1858

Sandyford, Staffordshire, England

Rachel

Brown

Servant

Single

20

1861

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Williams

Servant

Single

24

1857

Wales

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