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Household of Benjamin Williams (born 1846, 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 Williams and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Williams, born in 1846 in Glamorganshire, consisted of 8 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Williams, born in 1848 in Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 5 children; Mary Jane (born 1871 in Glamorganshire, Wales), Thomas David (born 1873 in Glamorganshire, Wales), William Saml (born 1875 in Glamorganshire, Wales), Lavinia Lettice (born 1878 in Glamorganshire, Wales) and Elizabeth Dorothy (born 1881 in Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Father In Law, Thomas Edwards, born in 1819 in Llandilo, Carmarthenshire, Wales.


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Benjamin Williams's household

Male

Benjamin

Williams

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Williams

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Williams

Daughter
Male

Thomas David

Williams

Son
Male

William Saml

Williams

Son
Female

Lavinia Lettice

Williams

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Dorothy

Williams

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Edwards

Father In Law
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Williams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Williams

Head

Married

35

1846

Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary Ann

Williams

Wife

Married

33

1848

Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary Jane

Williams

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas David

Williams

Son

Single

8

1873

Glamorganshire, Wales

William Saml

Williams

Son

Single

6

1875

Glamorganshire, Wales

Lavinia Lettice

Williams

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth Dorothy

Williams

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas

Edwards

Father In Law

Widower

62

1819

Llandilo, Carmarthenshire, Wales

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