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Household of Howell James (born 1844, Carmarthenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgend, 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.

Howell James and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Howell James, born in 1844 in Carmarthenshire, consisted of 10 members. Howell was the head of the household, married to Rachel James, born in 1842 in Carmarthenshire, Wales. They had 7 children; Mary (born 1864 in Margam, Glamorganshire, Wales), John (born 1865 in Margam, Glamorganshire, Wales), Elizabeth (born 1866 in Margam, Glamorganshire, Wales), Jane (born 1868 in Margam, Glamorganshire, Wales), Thomas (born 1871 in Margam, Glamorganshire, Wales), Margaret A (born 1873 in Margam, Glamorganshire, Wales) and David (born 1879 in Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was Howell's Boarder, David Davies, born in 1856 in Llanrhystud, Cardiganshire, Wales.


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Howell James's household

Male

Howell

James

Head
Female

Rachel

James

Wife
Female

Mary

James

Daughter
Male

John

James

Son
Female

Elizabeth

James

Daughter
Female

Jane

James

Daughter
Male

Thomas

James

Son
Female

Margaret A

James

Daughter
Male

David

James

Son
Male

David

Davies

Boarder
First name(s) Howell
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Carmarthenshire, Wales

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Howell

James

Head

Married

37

1844

Carmarthenshire, Wales

Rachel

James

Wife

Married

39

1842

Carmarthenshire, Wales

Mary

James

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Margam, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

James

Son

Single

16

1865

Margam, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth

James

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Margam, Glamorganshire, Wales

Jane

James

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Margam, Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas

James

Son

Single

10

1871

Margam, Glamorganshire, Wales

Margaret A

James

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Margam, Glamorganshire, Wales

David

James

Son

Single

2

1879

Glamorganshire, Wales

David

Davies

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Llanrhystud, Cardiganshire, Wales

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