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Household of William Thomas (born 1845, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Liverpool, Lancashire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thomas, born in 1845 in Shropshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thomas, born in 1851 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Richard (born 1872 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1874 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1877 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother, Robert G (born 1855 in Shropshire, England) and William's Boarder, Thomas (born 1874 in East Indies).


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William Thomas's household

Male

William

Thomas

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thomas

Wife
Male

Richard

Thomas

Son
Male

Robert

Thomas

Son
Male

William

Thomas

Son
Male

Robert G

Thomas

Brother
Male

Thomas

Delaney

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Shropshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thomas

Head

Married

36

1845

Shropshire, England

Elizabeth

Thomas

Wife

Married

30

1851

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Richard

Thomas

Son

Single

9

1872

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Robert

Thomas

Son

Single

7

1874

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William

Thomas

Son

Single

4

1877

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Robert G

Thomas

Brother

Single

26

1855

Shropshire, England

Thomas

Delaney

Boarder

Single

7

1874

East Indies

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