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Household of William Thomas (born 1848, Herefordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thomas, born in 1848 in Herefordshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Thomas, born in 1846 in -. They had 7 children; George (born 1868 in Whitchurch, Glamorganshire, Wales), John (born 1871 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Mary A (born 1873 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Thomas (born 1876 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Samuel (born 1880 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Catherine (born 1881 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Michael (born 1848 in Cork, Cork, Ireland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother In Law, Joanna Collins, born in 1825 in Cork, Cork, Ireland.


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William Thomas's household

Male

William

Thomas

Head
Female

Mary

Thomas

Wife
Male

George

Thomas

Son
Male

John

Thomas

Son
Female

Mary A

Thomas

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Thomas

Son
Male

Samuel

Thomas

Son
Female

Catherine

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Joanna

Collins

Mother In Law
Male

Michael

Collins

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Herefordshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thomas

Head

Married

33

1848

Herefordshire, England

Mary

Thomas

Wife

Married

35

1846

-

George

Thomas

Son

Single

13

1868

Whitchurch, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Thomas

Son

Single

10

1871

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary A

Thomas

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas

Thomas

Son

Single

5

1876

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Samuel

Thomas

Son

Single

1

1880

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Catherine

Thomas

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Joanna

Collins

Mother In Law

Widow

56

1825

Cork, Cork, Ireland

Michael

Collins

Son

Single

33

1848

Cork, Cork, Ireland

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