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Household of William Thomas (born 1838)

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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thomas, born in 1838 in , consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Thomas, born in 1840 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Robert J (born 1873 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1875 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), William M (born 1877 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and George H (born 1881 in Bootle, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother, Mary (born 1803 in Wales), William's Servant, Jane (born 1869 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and William's Cousin, Elizabeth (born 1826 in Wales).


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William Thomas's household

Male

William

Thomas

Head
Female

Catherine

Thomas

Wife
Male

Robert J

Thomas

Son
Female

Margaret

Thomas

Daughter
Male

William M

Thomas

Son
Male

George H

Thomas

Son
Female

Mary

Thomas

Mother
Female

Jane

Porter

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Watkins

Cousin
First name(s) William
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Wales

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thomas

Head

Married

43

1838

Wales

Catherine

Thomas

Wife

Married

41

1840

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Robert J

Thomas

Son

Single

8

1873

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Thomas

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William M

Thomas

Son

Single

4

1877

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

George H

Thomas

Son

Single

0

1881

Bootle, Lancashire, England

Mary

Thomas

Mother

Widow

78

1803

Wales

Jane

Porter

Servant

Single

12

1869

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Watkins

Cousin

Married

55

1826

Wales

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