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Household of William Thomas (born 1841, Glamorganshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Swansea, 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 1841 in Glamorganshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thomas, born in 1853 in Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 4 children; Daniel (born 1876 in Glamorganshire, Wales), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Glamorganshire, Wales), John (born 1879 in Glamorganshire, Wales) and Catherine (born 1880 in Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Margaret Roberts, born in 1868 in Glamorganshire, Wales.


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William Thomas's household

Male

William

Thomas

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thomas

Wife
Male

Daniel

Thomas

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Thomas

Daughter
Male

John

Thomas

Son
Female

Catherine

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Roberts

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place 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

40

1841

Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Thomas

Wife

Married

28

1853

Glamorganshire, Wales

Daniel

Thomas

Son

Single

5

1876

Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Thomas

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Thomas

Son

Single

2

1879

Glamorganshire, Wales

Catherine

Thomas

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Glamorganshire, Wales

Margaret

Roberts

Servant

Single

13

1868

Glamorganshire, Wales

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