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Household of William Thomas (born 1842, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thomas, born in 1842 in Glamorganshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Thomas, born in 1851 in Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 1 child; Roger, born 1881 in Glamorganshire, Wales.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Niece, Margaret J (born 1868 in Glamorganshire, Wales), William's Servant, Alfred (born 1845 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), William's Servant, Joseph (born 1867 in Glamorganshire, Wales), William's Nursemaid, Alice (born 1868 in Glamorganshire, Wales), William's Boarder Head, John (born 1838 in Belgium), William's Boarder, Alice (born 1846 in Carne, Wiltshire, England) and William's Boarder, Edward (born 1875 in Glamorganshire, Wales).


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William Thomas's household

Male

William

Thomas

Head
Female

Margaret

Thomas

Wife
Male

Roger

Thomas

Son
Female

Margaret J

Perkins

Niece
Male

Alfred

Jewell

Servant
Male

Joseph

Rees

Servant
Female

Alice

James

Nursemaid
Male

John

Keepers

Boarder Head
Female

Alice

Keepers

Boarder
Male

Edward

Keepers

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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William

Thomas

Head

Married

39

1842

Glamorganshire, Wales

Margaret

Thomas

Wife

Married

30

1851

Glamorganshire, Wales

Roger

Thomas

Son

Single

0

1881

Glamorganshire, Wales

Margaret J

Perkins

Niece

Single

13

1868

Glamorganshire, Wales

Alfred

Jewell

Servant

Single

36

1845

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Joseph

Rees

Servant

Single

14

1867

Glamorganshire, Wales

Alice

James

Nursemaid

Single

13

1868

Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Keepers

Boarder Head

Married

43

1838

Belgium

Alice

Keepers

Boarder

Married

35

1846

Carne, Wiltshire, England

Edward

Keepers

Boarder

Single

6

1875

Glamorganshire, Wales

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