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Household of William Thomas (born 1838, Monmouthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanchester, Durham, 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 1838 in Blaenavon, Monmouthshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Thomas, born in 1841 in Wales. They had 2 children; Joshua (born 1861 in Blaenavon, Wales) and Mary (born 1873 in Blaenavon, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Jacob Andrews, born in 1851 in Somerset, England.


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William Thomas's household

Male

William

Thomas

Head
Female

Margaret

Thomas

Wife
Male

Joshua

Thomas

Son
Female

Mary

Thomas

Daughter
Male

Jacob

Andrews

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Blaenavon, 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

43

1838

Blaenavon, Monmouthshire, Wales

Margaret

Thomas

Wife

Married

40

1841

Wales

Joshua

Thomas

Son

Single

20

1861

Blaenavon, Wales

Mary

Thomas

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Blaenavon, Wales

Jacob

Andrews

Lodger

Single

30

1851

Somerset, England

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