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Household of Benjamin Giles (born 1854, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, Monmouthshire, 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 Giles and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Giles, born in 1854 in Broseley, Shropshire, consisted of 6 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Giles, born in 1855 in -. They had 3 children; Susannah (born 1875 in Penarth, Monmouthshire, Wales), Richard (born 1878 in Penarth, Glamorganshire, Wales) and John Henry (born 1880 in St Andrews, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Lodger, Robert Taler, born in 1836 in City of London, Middlesex, England.


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Benjamin Giles's household

Male

Benjamin

Giles

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Giles

Wife
Female

Susannah

Giles

Daughter
Male

Richard

Giles

Son
Male

John Henry

Giles

Son
Male

Robert

Taler

Lodger
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Giles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Broseley, Shropshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Giles

Head

Married

27

1854

Broseley, Shropshire, England

Mary Jane

Giles

Wife

Married

26

1855

-

Susannah

Giles

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Penarth, Monmouthshire, Wales

Richard

Giles

Son

Single

3

1878

Penarth, Glamorganshire, Wales

John Henry

Giles

Son

Single

1

1880

St Andrews, Glamorganshire, Wales

Robert

Taler

Lodger

Widower

45

1836

City of London, Middlesex, England

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