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Household of William Thomas (born 1852, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oswestry, Shropshire, England

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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 1852 in Oswestry, Shropshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Thomas, born in 1853 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; William M (born 1877 in Oswestry, Shropshire, England), Nathaneal N (born 1879 in Oswestry, Shropshire, England) and Robert (born 1881 in Oswestry, Shropshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Harriet A Morris, born in 1867 in Oswestry, Shropshire, England.


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William Thomas's household

Male

William

Thomas

Head
Female

Mary

Thomas

Wife
Male

William M

Thomas

Son
Male

Nathaneal N

Thomas

Son
Male

Robert

Thomas

Son
Female

Harriet A

Morris

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Oswestry, Shropshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thomas

Head

Married

29

1852

Oswestry, Shropshire, England

Mary

Thomas

Wife

Married

28

1853

Bolton, Lancashire, England

William M

Thomas

Son

Single

4

1877

Oswestry, Shropshire, England

Nathaneal N

Thomas

Son

Single

2

1879

Oswestry, Shropshire, England

Robert

Thomas

Son

Single

0

1881

Oswestry, Shropshire, England

Harriet A

Morris

Servant

Single

14

1867

Oswestry, Shropshire, England

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