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Household of Benjamin Davies (born 1830, Carmarthenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Merthyr Tydfil, 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.
Benjamin Davies and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Davies, born in 1830 in St Clears, Carmarthenshire, consisted of 8 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Eleanor Davies, born in 1830 in St Clears, Carmarthenshire, Wales. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1859 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales), William (born 1864 in Mountain Ash, Glamorganshire, Wales), Mary (born 1866 in Mountain Ash, Glamorganshire, Wales), Ruth (born 1869 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales) and John Taliesyn (born 1875 in Cwmaman, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Mother In Law, Sarah Scurry, born in 1805 in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales.
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Benjamin Davies's household
Benjamin
Davies
Head
Eleanor
Davies
Wife
Margaret
Davies
Daughter
William
Davies
Son
Mary
Davies
Daughter
Ruth
Davies
Daughter
John Taliesyn
Davies
Son
Sarah
Scurry
Mother In Law
| First name(s) | Benjamin |
| Last name | Davies |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 51 |
| Birth year | 1830 |
| Birth place | St Clears, Carmarthenshire, Wales |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benjamin | Davies | Head | Married | 51 | 1830 | St Clears, Carmarthenshire, Wales | |
Eleanor | Davies | Wife | Married | 51 | 1830 | St Clears, Carmarthenshire, Wales | |
Margaret | Davies | Daughter | Single | 22 | 1859 | Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
William | Davies | Son | Single | 17 | 1864 | Mountain Ash, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Mary | Davies | Daughter | Single | 15 | 1866 | Mountain Ash, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Ruth | Davies | Daughter | Single | 12 | 1869 | Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
John Taliesyn | Davies | Son | Single | 6 | 1875 | Cwmaman, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Sarah | Scurry | Mother In Law | Widow | 76 | 1805 | Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales |
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