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Household of William Thomas (born 1827, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wirral, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thomas, born in 1827 in Farndon, Cheshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Thomas, born in 1837 in Chester, Cheshire, England. They had 7 children; James (born 1857 in Mossley, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1863 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Sarah (born 1865 in New Ferry, Cheshire, England), William (born 1873 in Sutton, Cheshire, England), Henry (born 1874 in New Ferry, Cheshire, England), Edward (born 1876 in New Ferry, Cheshire, England) and Charles (born 1878 in New Ferry, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Mary Pickering, born in 1867 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.


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William Thomas's household

Male

William

Thomas

Head
Female

Margaret

Thomas

Wife
Male

James

Thomas

Son
Female

Mary

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Thomas

Daughter
Male

William

Thomas

Son
Male

Henry

Thomas

Son
Male

Edward

Thomas

Son
Male

Charles

Thomas

Son
Female

Mary

Pickering

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Farndon, Cheshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thomas

Head

Married

54

1827

Farndon, Cheshire, England

Margaret

Thomas

Wife

Married

44

1837

Chester, Cheshire, England

James

Thomas

Son

Single

24

1857

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Mary

Thomas

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Chester, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Thomas

Daughter

Single

16

1865

New Ferry, Cheshire, England

William

Thomas

Son

Single

8

1873

Sutton, Cheshire, England

Henry

Thomas

Son

Single

7

1874

New Ferry, Cheshire, England

Edward

Thomas

Son

Single

5

1876

New Ferry, Cheshire, England

Charles

Thomas

Son

Single

3

1878

New Ferry, Cheshire, England

Mary

Pickering

Visitor

Single

14

1867

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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