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Household of William Thomas (born 1821, 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 1821 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thomas, born in 1828 in Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 4 children; William (born 1859 in -), John (born 1865 in -), Sarah (born 1867 in -) and Charlotte (born 1868 in -).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother In Law, John (born 1831 in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales), William's Brother In Law, Robert (born 1862 in -) and William's -, Thomas (born 1869 in -).


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William Thomas's household

Male

William

Thomas

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thomas

Wife
Male

William

Thomas

Son
Male

John

Thomas

Son
Female

Sarah

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Thomas

Daughter
Male

John

Thomas

Brother In Law
Male

Robert

Thomas

Brother In Law
Male

Thomas

Thomas

-
First name(s) William
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Dowlais, 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

60

1821

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Thomas

Wife

Married

53

1828

Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales

William

Thomas

Son

Single

22

1859

-

John

Thomas

Son

Single

16

1865

-

Sarah

Thomas

Daughter

Single

14

1867

-

Charlotte

Thomas

Daughter

Single

13

1868

-

John

Thomas

Brother In Law

Widower

50

1831

Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Robert

Thomas

Brother In Law

Single

19

1862

-

Thomas

Thomas

-

Single

12

1869

-

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