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Household of William Thomas (born 1839, Monmouthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontypridd, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thomas, born in 1839 in Mynyddislwyn, Monmouthshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thomas, born in 1849 in Llantrisant, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 4 children; Richard (born 1866 in Llanwonno, Glamorganshire, Wales), Margaret (born 1876 in Llanwonno, Glamorganshire, Wales), William (born 1878 in Llanwonno, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Reynold (born 1880 in Llanwonno, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Edward (born 1861 in Radnorshire, Wales) and William's Servant, Ellen (born 1861 in Mynyddislwyn, Monmouthshire, Wales).


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William Thomas's household

Male

William

Thomas

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thomas

Wife
Male

Richard

Thomas

Son
Female

Margaret

Thomas

Daughter
Male

William

Thomas

Son
Male

Reynold

Thomas

Son
Male

Edward

Davies

Servant
Female

Ellen

Parry

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Mynyddislwyn, Monmouthshire, Wales

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thomas

Head

Married

42

1839

Mynyddislwyn, Monmouthshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Thomas

Wife

Married

32

1849

Llantrisant, Glamorganshire, Wales

Richard

Thomas

Son

Single

15

1866

Llanwonno, Glamorganshire, Wales

Margaret

Thomas

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Llanwonno, Glamorganshire, Wales

William

Thomas

Son

Single

3

1878

Llanwonno, Glamorganshire, Wales

Reynold

Thomas

Son

Single

1

1880

Llanwonno, Glamorganshire, Wales

Edward

Davies

Servant

Single

20

1861

Radnorshire, Wales

Ellen

Parry

Servant

Single

20

1861

Mynyddislwyn, Monmouthshire, Wales

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