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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 Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Thomas, born in 1841 in Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 6 children; Ann (born 1866 in Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales), Margaret (born 1868 in Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales), Mary (born 1870 in Glamorganshire, Wales), Catherine (born 1875 in Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales), Elizabeth (born 1878 in Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales) and William John (born 1881 in Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Edward (born 1867 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales) and William's Lodger, John (born 1868 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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William Thomas's household

Male

William

Thomas

Head
Female

Mary

Thomas

Wife
Female

Ann

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Mary

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Thomas

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Thomas

Daughter
Male

William John

Thomas

Son
Male

Edward

Loney

Lodger
Male

John

Thomas

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

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thomas

Head

Married

39

1842

Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary

Thomas

Wife

Married

40

1841

Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales

Ann

Thomas

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales

Margaret

Thomas

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary

Thomas

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Glamorganshire, Wales

Catherine

Thomas

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Thomas

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales

William John

Thomas

Son

Single

0

1881

Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales

Edward

Loney

Lodger

Single

14

1867

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Thomas

Lodger

Single

13

1868

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

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