Ann Thomas in Durham in the 1881 Census

Details of Ann Thomas of 4 Queen Street, Escomb, Durham, England

First name(s): Ann
Last name: Thomas
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Widow
Gender: Female
Age: 67
Birth year: 1814
Occupation: Formerly Puddlers Wife
Birth town: Douglas
Birth county: Glamorganshire
Birth place: Wales
Street: 4 Queen Street
Town: —
Parish: Escomb
County: Durham
Country: England
Registration district: Auckland

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 Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 29	Birth year 1852	Occupation Puddler	Birth place Douglas, Glamorganshire, Wales
First name(s) John	Last name Thomas	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 22	Birth year 1859	Occupation Puddler	Birth place Douglas, Glamorganshire, Wales
First name(s) William	Last name Thomas	Relationship Son	Marital status Married	Gender Male	Age 27	Birth year 1854	Occupation Puddler	Birth place Douglas, Glamorganshire, Wales
First name(s) Sarah	Last name Thomas	Relationship Daughter In Law	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 22	Birth year 1859	Occupation -	Birth place Witton Park, Durham, England
First name(s) David W	Last name Thomas	Relationship Son Grand	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 2	Birth year 1879	Occupation -	Birth place Witton Park, Durham, England
First name(s) Rachel	Last name Thomas	Relationship Servant	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 16	Birth year 1865	Occupation Domestic Servant	Birth place Glamorganshire, Wales
First name(s) Benjamin J	Last name Evans	Relationship Boarder	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 23	Birth year 1858	Occupation Puddler	Birth place Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

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 Ann Thomas and 7 other people

Thomas family summary

NAME: Ann Thomas
BORN: 1814
BIRTH COUNTY: Glamorganshire
ADDRESS IN 1881: Escomb, Durham, England