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Household of William Thomas (born 1847, Monmouthshire)

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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thomas, born in 1847 in Sirhowy, Monmouthshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Thomas, born in 1850 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 2 children; Henry (born 1873 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Sarah (born 1875 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister-In-Law, Gwenllian (born 1847 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales) and William's Nephew, John (born 1875 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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William Thomas's household

Male

William

Thomas

Head
Female

Mary

Thomas

Wife
Male

Henry

Thomas

Son
Female

Sarah

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Gwenllian

Jones

Sister-In-Law
Male

John

Jones

Nephew
First name(s) William
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Sirhowy, Monmouthshire, Wales

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thomas

Head

Married

34

1847

Sirhowy, Monmouthshire, Wales

Mary

Thomas

Wife

Married

31

1850

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Henry

Thomas

Son

Single

8

1873

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Sarah

Thomas

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Gwenllian

Jones

Sister-In-Law

Widow

34

1847

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Jones

Nephew

Single

6

1875

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

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