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Household of William Thomas (born 1851, Herefordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 1851 in Hereford, Herefordshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Thomas, born in 1841 in Holt, Wiltshire, England. They had 2 children; Frederick (born 1877 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England) and William (born 1880 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Stepson, James (born 1861 in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales), William's Stepdaughter, Matilda (born 1865 in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales) and William's Lodger, James (born 1861 in Ireland).


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William Thomas's household

Male

William

Thomas

Head
Female

Ann

Thomas

Wife
Male

James

Baker

Stepson
Female

Matilda

Baker

Stepdaughter
Male

Frederick

Thomas

Son
Male

William

Thomas

Son
Male

James

Grealey

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Hereford, Herefordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thomas

Head

Married

30

1851

Hereford, Herefordshire, England

Ann

Thomas

Wife

Married

40

1841

Holt, Wiltshire, England

James

Baker

Stepson

Single

20

1861

Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales

Matilda

Baker

Stepdaughter

Single

16

1865

Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales

Frederick

Thomas

Son

Single

4

1877

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

William

Thomas

Son

Single

1

1880

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

James

Grealey

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Ireland

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