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Household of Eli Brain (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.

Eli Brain and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Eli Brain, born in 1851 in Glamorganshire, consisted of 5 members. Eli was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Brain, born in 1848 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 1 child; Rosinah Ann, born 1881 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales.
During the period, also present in the household were Eli's Step Daughter, Matilda (born 1871 in Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Eli's Step Son, Thomas Reese (born 1875 in Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales).


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Eli Brain's household

Male

Eli

Brain

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Brain

Wife
Female

Rosinah Ann

Brain

Daughter
Female

Matilda

Williams

Step Daughter
Male

Thomas Reese

Williams

Step Son
First name(s) Eli
Last name Brain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Eli

Brain

Head

Married

30

1851

Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Brain

Wife

Married

33

1848

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

Rosinah Ann

Brain

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Matilda

Williams

Step Daughter

Single

10

1871

Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas Reese

Williams

Step Son

Single

6

1875

Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales

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