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Household of William Thomas (born 1815, Glamorganshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gower, 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 1815 in Llanrhidian, Glamorganshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thomas, born in 1809 in Llanrhidian, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 1 child; William, born 1854 in Llanrhidian, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 3 grandchildren; George (born 1877 in Llanrhidian, Glamorganshire, Wales), Rees (born 1878 in Llanrhidian, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Ellen (born 1880 in Llanrhidian, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Daughter In Law, Eleanor Thomas, born in 1849 in Llanrhidian, Glamorganshire, Wales.


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William Thomas's household

Male

William

Thomas

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thomas

Wife
Male

William

Thomas

Son
Female

Eleanor

Thomas

Daughter In Law
Male

George

Thomas

Grand Son
Male

Rees

Thomas

Grand Son
Female

Ellen

Thomas

Grand Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Llanrhidian, Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thomas

Head

Married

66

1815

Llanrhidian, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Thomas

Wife

Married

72

1809

Llanrhidian, Glamorganshire, Wales

William

Thomas

Son

Married

27

1854

Llanrhidian, Glamorganshire, Wales

Eleanor

Thomas

Daughter In Law

Married

32

1849

Llanrhidian, Glamorganshire, Wales

George

Thomas

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Llanrhidian, Glamorganshire, Wales

Rees

Thomas

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Llanrhidian, Glamorganshire, Wales

Ellen

Thomas

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

Llanrhidian, Glamorganshire, Wales

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