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Household of Benjamin Jenkins (born 1846, Monmouthshire)

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 Jenkins and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Jenkins, born in 1846 in Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire, consisted of 8 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Catherine Jenkins, born in 1846 in Victoria, Monmouthshire, Wales. They had 3 children; Jane (born 1873 in Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire, Wales), Ellen (born 1875 in Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire, Wales) and Gwenllian (born 1880 in Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Servant, Miriam (born 1863 in Penybont, Anglesey, Wales), Benjamin's Lodger, John (born 1854 in Monmouthshire, Wales) and Benjamin's Lodger, Silas (born 1860 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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Benjamin Jenkins's household

Male

Benjamin

Jenkins

Head
Female

Catherine

Jenkins

Wife
Female

Jane

Jenkins

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Jenkins

Daughter
Female

Gwenllian

Jenkins

Daughter
Female

Miriam

Humphreys

Servant
Male

John

Jenkins

Lodger
Male

Silas

Jenkins

Lodger
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Jenkins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire, Wales

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Jenkins

Head

Married

35

1846

Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire, Wales

Catherine

Jenkins

Wife

Married

35

1846

Victoria, Monmouthshire, Wales

Jane

Jenkins

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire, Wales

Ellen

Jenkins

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire, Wales

Gwenllian

Jenkins

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire, Wales

Miriam

Humphreys

Servant

Single

18

1863

Penybont, Anglesey, Wales

John

Jenkins

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Monmouthshire, Wales

Silas

Jenkins

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

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