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Household of William Thomas (born 1840, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thomas, born in 1840 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Emily Thomas, born in 1847 in Hay, Brecknockshire, Wales. They had 6 children; Hubert H (born 1871 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), William A (born 1873 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), David H L (born 1874 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), Florence E (born 1876 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), Beatrice A (born 1878 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Charlotte M L (born 1880 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Emily Parnell, born in 1867 in Totnes, Devon, England.


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William Thomas's household

Male

William

Thomas

Head
Female

Emily

Thomas

Wife
Male

Hubert H

Thomas

Son
Male

William A

Thomas

Son
Male

David H L

Thomas

Son
Female

Florence E

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Beatrice A

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Charlotte M L

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Emily

Parnell

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thomas

Head

Married

41

1840

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Emily

Thomas

Wife

Married

34

1847

Hay, Brecknockshire, Wales

Hubert H

Thomas

Son

Single

10

1871

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

William A

Thomas

Son

Single

8

1873

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

David H L

Thomas

Son

Single

7

1874

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Florence E

Thomas

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Beatrice A

Thomas

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Charlotte M L

Thomas

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Emily

Parnell

Servant

Single

14

1867

Totnes, Devon, England

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