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Household of William Thomas (born 1850, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thomas, born in 1850 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret M Thomas, born in 1853 in Elgin, Fife, Scotland. They had 1 child; Elvira K, born 1881 in New Brighton, Cheshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother In Law, John (born 1855 in Elgin, Fife, Scotland) and William's Servant, Mary (born 1865 in Ayrshire, Scotland).


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William Thomas's household

Male

William

Thomas

Head
Female

Margaret M

Thomas

Wife
Female

Elvira K

Thomas

Daughter
Male

John

Parteons

Brother In Law
Female

Mary

Plenderleith

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thomas

Head

Married

31

1850

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Margaret M

Thomas

Wife

Married

28

1853

Elgin, Fife, Scotland

Elvira K

Thomas

Daughter

Single

0

1881

New Brighton, Cheshire, England

John

Parteons

Brother In Law

Single

26

1855

Elgin, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Plenderleith

Servant

Single

16

1865

Ayrshire, Scotland

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