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Household of James Davies (born 1829, Cardiganshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Neath, 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 Davies and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Davies, born in 1829 in Cardiganshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Davies, born in 1830 in Cwmavon, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 3 children; Samuel B (born 1859 in Cwmavon, Glamorganshire, Wales), Eliza J (born 1863 in Cwmavon, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Emily A (born 1871 in Cwmavon, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister In Law, Rachel (born 1820 in Cwmavon, Glamorganshire, Wales), James's Niece, Mary H (born 1862 in Cwmavon, Glamorganshire, Wales), James's Servant, Lydia (born 1855 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales), James's Servant, Mary A (born 1855 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales) and James's Servant, Richard (born 1867 in Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire, Wales).


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James Davies's household

Male

James

Davies

Head
Female

Jane

Davies

Wife
Male

Samuel B

Davies

Son
Female

Eliza J

Davies

Daughter
Female

Emily A

Davies

Daughter
Female

Rachel

Banford

Sister In Law
Female

Mary H

Davies

Niece
Female

Lydia

Jones

Servant
Female

Mary A

Jones

Servant
Male

Richard

Owen

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Davies
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Cardiganshire, Wales

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Davies

Head

Married

52

1829

Cardiganshire, Wales

Jane

Davies

Wife

Married

51

1830

Cwmavon, Glamorganshire, Wales

Samuel B

Davies

Son

Single

22

1859

Cwmavon, Glamorganshire, Wales

Eliza J

Davies

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Cwmavon, Glamorganshire, Wales

Emily A

Davies

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Cwmavon, Glamorganshire, Wales

Rachel

Banford

Sister In Law

Single

61

1820

Cwmavon, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary H

Davies

Niece

Single

19

1862

Cwmavon, Glamorganshire, Wales

Lydia

Jones

Servant

Single

26

1855

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary A

Jones

Servant

Single

26

1855

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Richard

Owen

Servant

Single

14

1867

Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire, Wales

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