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Household of William Thomas (born 1835, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thomas, born in 1835 in St Agnes, Cornwall, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Susan Thomas, born in 1837 in Cornwall, England. They had 6 children; William H (born 1860 in Cardiganshire, Wales), Emma (born 1862 in Willington, Durham, England), James (born 1865 in Leadgate, Durham, England), Matilda (born 1867 in Crook, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1870 in Durham, Durham, England) and Joseph (born 1880 in Dinnington, Northumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother, Ann Thomas, born in 1799 in St Agnes, Cornwall, England.


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William Thomas's household

Male

William

Thomas

Head
Female

Susan

Thomas

Wife
Male

William H

Thomas

Son
Female

Emma

Thomas

Daughter
Male

James

Thomas

Son
Female

Matilda

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Thomas

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Thomas

Son
Female

Ann

Thomas

Mother
First name(s) William
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place St Agnes, Cornwall, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thomas

Head

Married

46

1835

St Agnes, Cornwall, England

Susan

Thomas

Wife

Married

44

1837

Cornwall, England

William H

Thomas

Son

Single

21

1860

Cardiganshire, Wales

Emma

Thomas

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Willington, Durham, England

James

Thomas

Son

Single

16

1865

Leadgate, Durham, England

Matilda

Thomas

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Crook, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Thomas

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Durham, Durham, England

Joseph

Thomas

Son

Single

1

1880

Dinnington, Northumberland, England

Ann

Thomas

Mother

Widow

82

1799

St Agnes, Cornwall, England

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