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Household of William Thomas (born 1853)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thomas, born in 1853 in , consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Fanny Thomas, born in 1852 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. They had 4 children; William N (born 1875 in Wales), Edith L (born 1877 in Wales), Flora A (born 1879 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Gertrude (born 1881 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister, Mary (born 1857 in Wales) and William's Boarder, John (born 1858 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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William Thomas's household

Male

William

Thomas

Head
Female

Fanny

Thomas

Wife
Male

William N

Thomas

Son
Female

Edith L

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Flora A

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Gertrude

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Mary

Thomas

Sister
Male

John

Reid

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Wales

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thomas

Head

Married

28

1853

Wales

Fanny

Thomas

Wife

Married

29

1852

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

William N

Thomas

Son

Single

6

1875

Wales

Edith L

Thomas

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Wales

Flora A

Thomas

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Gertrude

Thomas

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary

Thomas

Sister

Single

24

1857

Wales

John

Reid

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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