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Household of William Thomas (born 1814, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1814 in Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Thomas, born in 1817 in Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Robert (born 1857 in Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England) and Mary (born 1861 in Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Edward, born 1881 in Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Son In Law, George Greenwood, born in 1860 in Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England.


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William Thomas's household

Male

William

Thomas

Head
Female

Mary

Thomas

Wife
Male

Robert

Thomas

Son
Male

George

Greenwood

Son In Law
Female

Mary

Greenwood

Daughter
Male

Edward

Greenwood

Grand Son
First name(s) William
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thomas

Head

Married

67

1814

Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Thomas

Wife

Married

64

1817

Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Thomas

Son

Single

24

1857

Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England

George

Greenwood

Son In Law

Married

21

1860

Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Greenwood

Daughter

Married

20

1861

Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England

Edward

Greenwood

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England

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