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Household of William Thomas (born 1821, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ulverston, 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 1821 in Norfolk, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Thomas, born in 1823 in Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Henry (born 1851 in Cheshire, England), William (born 1863 in Lancashire, England), John (born 1865 in Lancashire, England) and George (born 1872 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother, Ann (born 1803 in Cumberland, England) and William's Boarder, William (born 1859 in York, Yorkshire, England).


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William Thomas's household

Male

William

Thomas

Head
Female

Jane

Thomas

Wife
Male

Henry

Thomas

Son
Male

William

Thomas

Son
Male

John

Thomas

Son
Male

George

Thomas

Son
Female

Ann

Hall

Mother
Male

William

Cafferman

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Norfolk, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thomas

Head

Married

60

1821

Norfolk, England

Jane

Thomas

Wife

Married

58

1823

Lancashire, England

Henry

Thomas

Son

Single

30

1851

Cheshire, England

William

Thomas

Son

Single

18

1863

Lancashire, England

John

Thomas

Son

Single

16

1865

Lancashire, England

George

Thomas

Son

Single

9

1872

Lancashire, England

Ann

Hall

Mother

Widow

78

1803

Cumberland, England

William

Cafferman

Boarder

Single

22

1859

York, Yorkshire, England

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