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Household of William Thomas (born 1819, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rotherham, 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 1819 in Dorrington, Shropshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Thomas, born in 1828 in Hopton Castle, Shropshire, England. They had 4 children; Emily (born 1857 in Dorrington, Shropshire, England), John (born 1862 in Netley, Shropshire, England), Charles (born 1864 in Netley, Shropshire, England) and Sarah S (born 1869 in Netley, Shropshire, England).


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William Thomas's household

Male

William

Thomas

Head
Female

Sarah

Thomas

Wife
Female

Emily

Thomas

Daughter
Male

John

Thomas

Son
Male

Charles

Thomas

Son
Female

Sarah S

Thomas

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Dorrington, Shropshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thomas

Head

Married

62

1819

Dorrington, Shropshire, England

Sarah

Thomas

Wife

Married

53

1828

Hopton Castle, Shropshire, England

Emily

Thomas

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Dorrington, Shropshire, England

John

Thomas

Son

Single

19

1862

Netley, Shropshire, England

Charles

Thomas

Son

Single

17

1864

Netley, Shropshire, England

Sarah S

Thomas

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Netley, Shropshire, England

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