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Household of James Campbell (born 1842, 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.

James Campbell and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Campbell, born in 1842 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Campbell, born in 1845 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 6 children; John (born 1865 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales), Mary (born 1866 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales), William (born 1869 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales), Jane (born 1872 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales) and David (born 1877 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Thomas (born 1860 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales) and James's Boarder, Sarah (born 1863 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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James Campbell's household

Male

James

Campbell

Head
Female

Mary

Campbell

Wife
Male

John

Campbell

Son
Female

Mary

Campbell

Daughter
Male

William

Campbell

Son
Female

Jane

Campbell

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Campbell

Daughter
Male

David

Campbell

Son
Male

Thomas

Butler

Boarder
Female

Sarah

Butler

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Campbell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Campbell

Head

Married

39

1842

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary

Campbell

Wife

Married

36

1845

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Campbell

Son

Single

16

1865

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary

Campbell

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

William

Campbell

Son

Single

12

1869

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Jane

Campbell

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Campbell

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

David

Campbell

Son

Single

4

1877

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas

Butler

Boarder

Married

21

1860

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Sarah

Butler

Boarder

Married

18

1863

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

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