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Household of Benjamin Ley (born 1851, Glamorganshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Swansea, 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 Ley and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Ley, born in 1851 in Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, consisted of 8 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Margaret Ley, born in 1851 in Cwmaman, Carmarthenshire, Wales. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1869 in Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales), Jane (born 1871 in Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales), Sarah (born 1873 in Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales), Benjamin (born 1876 in Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales), Charlotte (born 1878 in Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Phillip (born 1881 in Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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Benjamin Ley's household

Male

Benjamin

Ley

Head
Female

Margaret

Ley

Wife
Female

Mary

Ley

Daughter
Female

Jane

Ley

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Ley

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Ley

Son
Female

Charlotte

Ley

Daughter
Male

Phillip

Ley

Son
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Ley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Ley

Head

Married

30

1851

Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales

Margaret

Ley

Wife

Married

30

1851

Cwmaman, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Mary

Ley

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales

Jane

Ley

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales

Sarah

Ley

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales

Benjamin

Ley

Son

Single

5

1876

Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales

Charlotte

Ley

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales

Phillip

Ley

Son

Single

0

1881

Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales

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