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Household of William Thomas (born 1835, Lancashire)

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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thomas, born in 1835 in St Helens, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Martha Thomas, born in 1833 in Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1866 in Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales), Mary Ann (born 1868 in Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales) and David John (born 1872 in Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Brother, Thomas Thomas, born in 1857 in Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales.


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William Thomas's household

Male

William

Thomas

Head
Female

Martha

Thomas

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Thomas

Daughter
Male

David John

Thomas

Son
Male

Thomas

Thomas

Brother
First name(s) William
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place St Helens, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thomas

Head

Married

46

1835

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Martha

Thomas

Wife

Married

48

1833

Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Thomas

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary Ann

Thomas

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales

David John

Thomas

Son

Single

9

1872

Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas

Thomas

Brother

Single

24

1857

Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales

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