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Household of William Thomas (born 1828, Flintshire)

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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thomas, born in 1828 in Llanasa, Flintshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thomas, born in 1825 in Penmachno, Caernarvonshire, Wales. They had 4 children; Edwin (born 1849 in Holywell, Flintshire, Wales), Elizabeth (born 1860 in Rhyl, Flintshire, Wales), Mary J (born 1862 in Rhyl, Flintshire, Wales) and Martha (born 1863 in Rhyl, Flintshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Alice H (born 1867 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and William's Visitor, Anne (born 1819 in Caernarvonshire, Wales).


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William Thomas's household

Male

William

Thomas

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thomas

Wife
Male

Edwin

Thomas

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Martha

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Alice H

Hedge

Servant
Female

Anne

Roberts

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Llanasa, Flintshire, Wales

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thomas

Head

Married

53

1828

Llanasa, Flintshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Thomas

Wife

Married

56

1825

Penmachno, Caernarvonshire, Wales

Edwin

Thomas

Son

Married

32

1849

Holywell, Flintshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Thomas

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Rhyl, Flintshire, Wales

Mary J

Thomas

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Rhyl, Flintshire, Wales

Martha

Thomas

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Rhyl, Flintshire, Wales

Alice H

Hedge

Servant

Single

14

1867

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Anne

Roberts

Visitor

Widow

62

1819

Caernarvonshire, Wales

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