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Household of William Thomas (born 1843, Glamorganshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontardawe, 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 Llangyfelach, Glamorganshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thomas, born in 1848 in Bridgend, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 4 children; Llewellyn (born 1871 in Pontardawe, Glamorganshire, Wales), Catherine A (born 1874 in Pontardawe, Glamorganshire, Wales), Mary H (born 1877 in Pontardawe, Glamorganshire, Wales) and William A (born 1879 in Pontardawe, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Sarah A Davies, born in 1867 in Glamorganshire, Wales.


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William Thomas's household

Male

William

Thomas

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thomas

Wife
Male

Llewellyn

Thomas

Son
Female

Catherine A

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Mary H

Thomas

Daughter
Male

William A

Thomas

Son
Female

Sarah A

Davies

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

Llangyfelach, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Thomas

Wife

Married

33

1848

Bridgend, Glamorganshire, Wales

Llewellyn

Thomas

Son

Single

10

1871

Pontardawe, Glamorganshire, Wales

Catherine A

Thomas

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Pontardawe, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary H

Thomas

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Pontardawe, Glamorganshire, Wales

William A

Thomas

Son

Single

2

1879

Pontardawe, Glamorganshire, Wales

Sarah A

Davies

Servant

Single

14

1867

Glamorganshire, Wales

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