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Household of Edward Reaves (born 1821, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, 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.

Edward Reaves and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Reaves, born in 1821 in Bathford, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Martha Reaves, born in 1836 in Milford, Pembrokeshire, Wales. They had 1 child; Walter, born 1863 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales.
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Step Son, Thomas (born 1862 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Edward's Step Son, George (born 1864 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Edward's Step Son, Ernest (born 1871 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Edward's Lodger, Albert W (born 1865 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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Edward Reaves's household

Male

Edward

Reaves

Head
Female

Martha

Reaves

Wife
Male

Walter

Reaves

Son
Male

Thomas

Weeks

Step Son
Male

George

Weeks

Step Son
Male

Ernest

Sheppard

Step Son
Male

Albert W

Morgan

Lodger
First name(s) Edward
Last name Reaves
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Bathford, Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Reaves

Head

Married

60

1821

Bathford, Somerset, England

Martha

Reaves

Wife

Married

45

1836

Milford, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Walter

Reaves

Son

Single

18

1863

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas

Weeks

Step Son

Single

19

1862

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

George

Weeks

Step Son

Single

17

1864

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Ernest

Sheppard

Step Son

Single

10

1871

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Albert W

Morgan

Lodger

Single

16

1865

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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