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Household of William Thomas (born 1836)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton upon Irwell, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thomas, born in 1836 in , consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Lucy Thomas, born in 1837 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England. They had 6 children; Ellen (born 1869 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), Hannah (born 1872 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), Noah (born 1874 in Pendlebury, Lancashire, England), Benjamin (born 1879 in Pendlebury, Lancashire, England), Samuel (born 1881 in Pendlebury, Lancashire, England) and Harry (born 1865 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Richard (born 1854 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England) and William's Boarder, Emma (born 1863 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England).


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William Thomas's household

Male

William

Thomas

Head
Female

Lucy

Thomas

Wife
Female

Ellen

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Thomas

Daughter
Male

Noah

Thomas

Son
Male

Benjamin

Thomas

Son
Male

Samuel

Thomas

Son
Male

Harry

Thomas

Son
Male

Richard

Cullis

Boarder
Female

Emma

Cullis

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Wales

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thomas

Head

Married

45

1836

Wales

Lucy

Thomas

Wife

Married

44

1837

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Ellen

Thomas

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Hannah

Thomas

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Noah

Thomas

Son

Single

7

1874

Pendlebury, Lancashire, England

Benjamin

Thomas

Son

Single

2

1879

Pendlebury, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Thomas

Son

Single

0

1881

Pendlebury, Lancashire, England

Harry

Thomas

Son

Single

16

1865

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Richard

Cullis

Boarder

Married

27

1854

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Emma

Cullis

Boarder

Married

18

1863

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

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