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Household of John Jenkins (born 1817, Glamorganshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontypridd, 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 Jenkins and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Jenkins, born in 1817 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Jenkins, born in 1824 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1858 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales), Owen (born 1860 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales), Thomas (born 1863 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales), Gwilym (born 1865 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Samuel (born 1868 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales). They had 1 grandchild; Rachel Ann, born 1873 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, John Williams, born in 1847 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales.


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John Jenkins's household

Male

John

Jenkins

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Jenkins

Wife
Female

Margaret

Jenkins

Daughter
Male

Owen

Jenkins

Son
Male

Thomas

Jenkins

Son
Male

Gwilym

Jenkins

Son
Male

Samuel

Jenkins

Son
Female

Rachel Ann

Evans

Grand Daughter
Male

John

Williams

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Jenkins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Jenkins

Head

Married

64

1817

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Jenkins

Wife

Married

57

1824

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Margaret

Jenkins

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Owen

Jenkins

Son

Single

21

1860

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas

Jenkins

Son

Single

18

1863

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Gwilym

Jenkins

Son

Single

16

1865

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Samuel

Jenkins

Son

Single

13

1868

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Rachel Ann

Evans

Grand Daughter

Single

8

1873

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Williams

Boarder

Widower

34

1847

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

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