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Household of William Thomas (born 1820, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thomas, born in 1820 in Llanon, Carmarthenshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Thomas, born in 1844 in Brecknockshire, Wales. They had 1 child; Mary Ann, born 1872 in Glamorganshire, Wales.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Catherine (born 1859 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales) and William's Lodger, John (born 1854 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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William Thomas's household

Male

William

Thomas

Head
Female

Mary

Thomas

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Thomas

Daughter
Male

William

Thomas

Head
Female

Ann

Thomas

Wife
Female

Catherine

Griffiths

Visitor
Male

John

Edwards

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Cilycwm, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thomas

Head

Married

41

1840

Cilycwm, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Mary

Thomas

Wife

Married

37

1844

Brecknockshire, Wales

Mary Ann

Thomas

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Glamorganshire, Wales

William

Thomas

Head

Married

61

1820

Llanon, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Ann

Thomas

Wife

Married

57

1824

Loughor, Glamorganshire, Wales

Catherine

Griffiths

Visitor

Married

22

1859

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Edwards

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

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