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Household of William Thomas (born 1842, Somerset)

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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thomas, born in 1842 in Bridgwater, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Emma Thomas, born in 1831 in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1861 in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England), John (born 1861 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Susan L (born 1880 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Grand Child, Emma E Davis, born in 1873 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England.


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William Thomas's household

Male

William

Thomas

Head
Female

Emma

Thomas

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Davis

Daughter
Female

Emma E

Davis

Grand Child
Male

John

Thomas

Son
Female

Sarah

Thomas

Wife
Female

Susan L

Thomas

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thomas

Head

Married

39

1842

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Emma

Thomas

Wife

Married

50

1831

Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England

Elizabeth

Davis

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England

Emma E

Davis

Grand Child

Single

8

1873

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

John

Thomas

Son

Married

20

1861

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Sarah

Thomas

Wife

Married

23

1858

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Susan L

Thomas

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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