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Household of William Thomas (born 1848, 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 1848 in Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Thomas, born in 1847 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 5 children; John (born 1870 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales), Thomas (born 1871 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales), Catherine M (born 1878 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales), Sarah Jane (born 1880 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Joseph (born 1874 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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William Thomas's household

Male

William

Thomas

Head
Female

Margaret

Thomas

Wife
Male

John

Thomas

Son
Male

Thomas

Thomas

Son
Female

Catherine M

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Sarah Jane

Thomas

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Thomas

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Llanelly, 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

33

1848

Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Margaret

Thomas

Wife

Married

34

1847

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Thomas

Son

Single

11

1870

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas

Thomas

Son

Single

10

1871

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Catherine M

Thomas

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Sarah Jane

Thomas

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Joseph

Thomas

Son

Single

7

1874

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

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