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Household of John Evans (born 1841, 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 Evans and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Evans, born in 1841 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Evans, born in 1841 in -. They had 3 children; David (born 1860 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales), Elizabeth (born 1868 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales) and D J (born 1881 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Daughter In Law, Margaret A (born 1857 in Pen-Y-Darren, Glamorganshire, Wales), John's Lodger, Thomas (born 1848 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales) and John's Lodger, David (born 1834 in Cardiganshire, Wales).


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John Evans's household

Male

John

Evans

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Evans

Wife
Male

David

Evans

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Evans

Daughter
Female

Margaret A

Evans

Daughter In Law
Male

D J

Evans

Son
Male

Thomas

Jenkins

Lodger
Male

David

Jones

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Evans
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Evans

Head

Married

40

1841

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Evans

Wife

Married

40

1841

-

David

Evans

Son

Married

21

1860

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Evans

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Margaret A

Evans

Daughter In Law

Married

24

1857

Pen-Y-Darren, Glamorganshire, Wales

D J

Evans

Son

Single

0

1881

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas

Jenkins

Lodger

Single

33

1848

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

David

Jones

Lodger

Single

47

1834

Cardiganshire, Wales

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