Ellen Thomas in Merionethshire in the 1881 Census

Details of Ellen Thomas of Freeman Terrace, Festiniog, Merionethshire, Wales

First name(s): Ellen
Last name: Thomas
Relationship: Daughter
Marital status: Single
Gender: Female
Age: 10
Birth year: 1871
Occupation: —
Birth town: —
Birth county: Anglesey
Birth place: Wales
Street: Freeman Terrace
Town: —
Parish: Festiniog
County: Merionethshire
Country: Wales
Registration district: Ffestiniog

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Richard	Last name Thomas	Relationship Head	Marital status Married	Gender Male	Age 32	Birth year 1849	Occupation Miner (Slate)	Birth place Anglesey, Wales
First name(s) Anne	Last name Thomas	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 30	Birth year 1851	Occupation -	Birth place Anglesey, Wales
First name(s) Hugh	Last name Roberts	Relationship Boarder	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 21	Birth year 1860	Occupation Miner (Slate)	Birth place Anglesey, Wales
First name(s) Thomas	Last name Roberts	Relationship Boarder	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 17	Birth year 1864	Occupation (No Occ)	Birth place Anglesey, Wales
First name(s) Ellen	Last name Roberts	Relationship Boarder	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 15	Birth year 1866	Occupation -	Birth place Anglesey, Wales
First name(s) Elizabeth	Last name Thomas	Relationship -	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 7	Birth year 1874	Occupation -	Birth place Anglesey, Wales
First name(s) Margaret	Last name Thomas	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 4	Birth year 1877	Occupation -	Birth place Anglesey, Wales
First name(s) Anne	Last name Thomas	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 2	Birth year 1879	Occupation -	Birth place Anglesey, Wales

About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census

When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.

As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.

When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.

The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.

Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.

See the whole Thomas family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes Ellen Thomas and 8 other people

Thomas family summary

NAME: Ellen Thomas
BORN: 1871
BIRTH COUNTY: Anglesey
ADDRESS IN 1881: Festiniog, Merionethshire, Wales