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Household of William Thomas (born 1843, Carmarthenshire)

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 1843 in Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah B Thomas, born in 1844 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 4 children; Marian (born 1873 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), Edward H (born 1876 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), Sarah E (born 1878 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Eira (born 1881 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Mary A Bernett, born in 1864 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales.


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William Thomas's household

Male

William

Thomas

Head
Female

Sarah B

Thomas

Wife
Female

Marian

Thomas

Daughter
Male

Edward H

Thomas

Son
Female

Sarah E

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Eira

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Bernett

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

38

1843

Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Sarah B

Thomas

Wife

Married

37

1844

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Marian

Thomas

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Edward H

Thomas

Son

Single

5

1876

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Sarah E

Thomas

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Eira

Thomas

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary A

Bernett

Servant

Single

17

1864

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

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