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Household of John Cates (born 1852, 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.

John Cates and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cates, born in 1852 in Cwmaman, Glamorganshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Cates, born in 1856 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 3 children; George (born 1876 in Cwmaman, Glamorganshire, Wales), Elizabeth (born 1878 in Cwmaman, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Tommy (born 1880 in Cwmaman, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Uncle, Richard (born 1849 in Llanpumsaint, Cardiganshire, Wales) and John's Uncle, Henry (born 1852 in Llanpumsaint, Cardiganshire, Wales).


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John Cates's household

Male

John

Cates

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Cates

Wife
Male

George

Cates

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Cates

Daughter
Male

Tommy

Cates

Son
Male

Richard

Jones

Uncle
Male

Henry

Jones

Uncle
First name(s) John
Last name Cates
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Cwmaman, Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cates

Head

Married

29

1852

Cwmaman, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Cates

Wife

Married

25

1856

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

George

Cates

Son

Single

5

1876

Cwmaman, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Cates

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Cwmaman, Glamorganshire, Wales

Tommy

Cates

Son

Single

1

1880

Cwmaman, Glamorganshire, Wales

Richard

Jones

Uncle

Married

32

1849

Llanpumsaint, Cardiganshire, Wales

Henry

Jones

Uncle

Married

29

1852

Llanpumsaint, Cardiganshire, Wales

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