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Household of William Thomas (born 1838, Carmarthenshire)

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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thomas, born in 1838 in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Charlotte Thomas, born in 1838 in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales. They had 1 child; Harriet, born 1856 in Pen-Y-Darren. They had 2 grandchildren; Thomas (born 1878 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Harriet (born 1881 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Son In Law, Joseph (born 1854 in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales), William's Servant, Margaret (born 1854 in Rhymney, Monmouthshire, Wales) and William's Lodger, David (born 1860 in Pen-Y-Darren, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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William Thomas's household

Male

William

Thomas

Head
Female

Charlotte

Thomas

Wife
Male

Joseph

Rees

Son In Law
Female

Harriet

Rees

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Rees

Grand Son
Female

Harriet

Rees

Grand Daughter
Female

Margaret

Bevan

Servant
Male

David

Phillips

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thomas

Head

Married

43

1838

Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Charlotte

Thomas

Wife

Married

43

1838

Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Joseph

Rees

Son In Law

Married

27

1854

Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Harriet

Rees

Daughter

Married

25

1856

Pen-Y-Darren

Thomas

Rees

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Harriet

Rees

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Margaret

Bevan

Servant

Single

27

1854

Rhymney, Monmouthshire, Wales

David

Phillips

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Pen-Y-Darren, Glamorganshire, Wales

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