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Household of William Thomas (born 1838, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thomas, born in 1838 in Craven Arms, Shropshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; George (born 1864 in Witton, Cheshire, England), Mary A (born 1866 in Witton, Cheshire, England), Clara E (born 1873 in Stockport, Cheshire, England), Ruth H (born 1875 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1877 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England).


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William Thomas's household

Male

William

Thomas

Head
Male

George

Thomas

Son
Female

Mary A

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Clara E

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Ruth H

Thomas

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Thomas

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Craven Arms, Shropshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thomas

Head

Widower

43

1838

Craven Arms, Shropshire, England

George

Thomas

Son

Single

17

1864

Witton, Cheshire, England

Mary A

Thomas

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Witton, Cheshire, England

Clara E

Thomas

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Ruth H

Thomas

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Thomas

Son

Single

4

1877

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

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