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Household of William Thomas (born 1831)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thomas, born in 1831 in , consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Thomas, born in 1835 in Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 6 children; Edward (born 1860 in Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales), Thomas (born 1862 in Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales), John (born 1865 in Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales), Daniel (born 1867 in Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales), Gwilym (born 1870 in Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Evan (born 1873 in Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Lewis Lewis, born in 1797 in Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales.


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William Thomas's household

Male

William

Thomas

Head
Female

Ann

Thomas

Wife
Male

Edward

Thomas

Son
Male

Thomas

Thomas

Son
Male

John

Thomas

Son
Male

Daniel

Thomas

Son
Male

Gwilym

Thomas

Son
Male

Evan

Thomas

Son
Male

Lewis

Lewis

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Wales

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thomas

Head

Married

50

1831

Wales

Ann

Thomas

Wife

Married

46

1835

Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales

Edward

Thomas

Son

Single

21

1860

Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas

Thomas

Son

Single

19

1862

Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Thomas

Son

Single

16

1865

Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales

Daniel

Thomas

Son

Single

14

1867

Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales

Gwilym

Thomas

Son

Single

11

1870

Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales

Evan

Thomas

Son

Single

8

1873

Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales

Lewis

Lewis

Boarder

Single

84

1797

Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales

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