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Household of John Davies (born 1837, Carmarthenshire)

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.

John Davies and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Davies, born in 1837 in Trelech, Carmarthenshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Rachel Davies, born in 1853 in Llandyssil, Cardiganshire, Wales. They had 5 children; Arthur (born 1864 in Cwmavon, Glamorganshire, Wales), Mary (born 1866 in Cwmavon, Glamorganshire, Wales), Thomas (born 1869 in Cwmavon, Glamorganshire, Wales), Margaret (born 1871 in Cwmavon, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Henry (born 1880 in Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Thomas Rogers, born in 1842 in Pembrey, Carmarthenshire, Wales.


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John Davies's household

Male

John

Davies

Head
Female

Rachel

Davies

Wife
Male

Thomas

Rogers

Lodger
Male

John

Davies

Head
Female

Mary

Davies

Wife
Male

Arthur

Davies

Son
Female

Mary

Davies

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Davies

Son
Female

Margaret

Davies

Daughter
Male

Henry

Davies

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Davies
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Llandyssil, Cardiganshire, Wales

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Davies

Head

Married

25

1856

Llandyssil, Cardiganshire, Wales

Rachel

Davies

Wife

Married

28

1853

Llandyssil, Cardiganshire, Wales

Thomas

Rogers

Lodger

Married

39

1842

Pembrey, Carmarthenshire, Wales

John

Davies

Head

Married

44

1837

Trelech, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Mary

Davies

Wife

Married

42

1839

Cwmavon, Glamorganshire, Wales

Arthur

Davies

Son

Single

17

1864

Cwmavon, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary

Davies

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Cwmavon, Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas

Davies

Son

Single

12

1869

Cwmavon, Glamorganshire, Wales

Margaret

Davies

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Cwmavon, Glamorganshire, Wales

Henry

Davies

Son

Single

1

1880

Glamorganshire, Wales

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