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Household of William Thomas (born 1841, Gloucestershire)

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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thomas, born in 1841 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Thomas, born in 1843 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 7 children; Margaret A (born 1866 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), William H (born 1868 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), Susie M (born 1870 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), Christ J (born 1873 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), Edith Mary (born 1874 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), Ethel L (born 1877 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Urban E (born 1880 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Benjamin Hughes, born in 1844 in Pembrokeshire, Wales.


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William Thomas's household

Male

William

Thomas

Head
Female

Mary

Thomas

Wife
Female

Margaret A

Thomas

Daughter
Male

William H

Thomas

Son
Female

Susie M

Thomas

Daughter
Male

Christ J

Thomas

Son
Female

Edith Mary

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Ethel L

Thomas

Daughter
Male

Urban E

Thomas

Son
Male

Benjamin

Hughes

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thomas

Head

Married

40

1841

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Mary

Thomas

Wife

Married

38

1843

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Margaret A

Thomas

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

William H

Thomas

Son

Single

13

1868

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Susie M

Thomas

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Christ J

Thomas

Son

Single

8

1873

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Edith Mary

Thomas

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Ethel L

Thomas

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Urban E

Thomas

Son

Single

1

1880

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Benjamin

Hughes

Boarder

Single

37

1844

Pembrokeshire, Wales

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