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Household of Benjamin Scourfield (born 1844, Pembrokeshire)

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 Scourfield and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Scourfield, born in 1844 in Begelly, Pembrokeshire, consisted of 8 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Jane Scourfield, born in 1845 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 4 children; Morgan (born 1870 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales), David (born 1872 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales), James (born 1875 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales) and John (born 1879 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Sister, Martha (born 1858 in Narberth, Pembrokeshire, Wales) and Benjamin's Mother In Law, Ann (born 1813 in Clarbeston, Pembrokeshire, Wales).


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Benjamin Scourfield's household

Male

Benjamin

Scourfield

Head
Female

Jane

Scourfield

Wife
Male

Morgan

Scourfield

Son
Male

David

Scourfield

Son
Male

James

Scourfield

Son
Male

John

Scourfield

Son
Female

Martha

Scourfield

Sister
Female

Ann

Thomas

Mother In Law
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Scourfield
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Begelly, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Scourfield

Head

Married

37

1844

Begelly, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Jane

Scourfield

Wife

Married

36

1845

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Morgan

Scourfield

Son

Single

11

1870

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

David

Scourfield

Son

Single

9

1872

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

James

Scourfield

Son

Single

6

1875

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Scourfield

Son

Single

2

1879

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Martha

Scourfield

Sister

Single

23

1858

Narberth, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Ann

Thomas

Mother In Law

Widow

68

1813

Clarbeston, Pembrokeshire, Wales

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