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Household of Benjamin Rees (born 1853, Glamorganshire)
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 Rees and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Rees, born in 1853 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, consisted of 7 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; Catherine (born 1870 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales), Rees (born 1872 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales), James (born 1874 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Mary (born 1879 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Widow Servant, Elizabeth Rees, born in 1819 in Llangathen, Glamorganshire, Wales.
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Benjamin Rees's household
Benjamin
Rees
Head
Catherine
Rees
Daughter
Rees
Rees
Son
James
Rees
Son
Elizabeth
Rees
Daughter
Mary
Rees
Daughter
Elizabeth
Rees
Widow Servant
| First name(s) | Benjamin |
| Last name | Rees |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 28 |
| Birth year | 1853 |
| Birth place | Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benjamin | Rees | Head | Widower | 28 | 1853 | Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Catherine | Rees | Daughter | Single | 11 | 1870 | Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Rees | Rees | Son | Single | 9 | 1872 | Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
James | Rees | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Elizabeth | Rees | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Mary | Rees | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Elizabeth | Rees | Widow Servant | Married | 62 | 1819 | Llangathen, Glamorganshire, Wales |
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