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Household of William Thomas (born 1844, Monmouthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thomas, born in 1844 in Monmouthshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Thomas, born in 1844 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 2 children; Elizabeth A (born 1871 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Sarah Jane (born 1873 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother In Law, Rachel Briggs, born in 1819 in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales.


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William Thomas's household

Male

William

Thomas

Head
Female

Mary

Thomas

Wife
Female

Elizabeth A

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Sarah Jane

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Rachel

Briggs

Mother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Monmouthshire, Wales

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thomas

Head

Married

37

1844

Monmouthshire, Wales

Mary

Thomas

Wife

Married

37

1844

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth A

Thomas

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Sarah Jane

Thomas

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Rachel

Briggs

Mother In Law

Widow

62

1819

Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales

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