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Household of John Evans (born 1841, Brecknockshire)

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 Brecknockshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Evans, born in 1850 in Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales. They had 5 children; W H G (born 1873 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales), J R (born 1874 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales), W F (born 1876 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales), W R (born 1878 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales) and M W B (born 1879 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Jane Brook, born in 1860 in Pembrokeshire, Wales.


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John Evans's household

Male

John

Evans

Head
Female

Margaret

Evans

Wife
Female

W H G

Evans

Daughter
Male

J R

Evans

Son
Male

W F

Evans

Son
Male

W R

Evans

Son
Female

M W B

Evans

Daughter
Female

Jane

Brook

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Evans
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Brecknockshire, 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

Brecknockshire, Wales

Margaret

Evans

Wife

Married

31

1850

Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales

W H G

Evans

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

J R

Evans

Son

Single

7

1874

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

W F

Evans

Son

Single

5

1876

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

W R

Evans

Son

Single

3

1878

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

M W B

Evans

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Jane

Brook

Servant

Single

21

1860

Pembrokeshire, Wales

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