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Household of William Thomas (born 1843, Glamorganshire)

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 1843 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Thomas, born in 1846 in Llantwit Major, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 4 children; Elizabeth Ellen (born 1870 in Llantwit Major, Glamorganshire, Wales), Amelia Ann (born 1871 in Llantwit Major, Glamorganshire, Wales), Thomas Chattason (born 1872 in Llantwit Major, Glamorganshire, Wales) and William W (born 1881 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Mary Collier, born in 1863 in Radstock, Somerset, England.


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William Thomas's household

Male

William

Thomas

Head
Female

Mary

Thomas

Wife
Female

Elizabeth Ellen

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Amelia Ann

Thomas

Daughter
Male

Thomas Chattason

Thomas

Son
Male

William W

Thomas

Son
Female

Mary

Collier

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thomas

Head

Married

38

1843

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary

Thomas

Wife

Married

35

1846

Llantwit Major, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth Ellen

Thomas

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Llantwit Major, Glamorganshire, Wales

Amelia Ann

Thomas

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Llantwit Major, Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas Chattason

Thomas

Son

Single

9

1872

Llantwit Major, Glamorganshire, Wales

William W

Thomas

Son

Single

0

1881

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary

Collier

Servant

Single

18

1863

Radstock, Somerset, England

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