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Household of John Jenkins (born 1826, Breconshire)

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 Jenkins and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Jenkins, born in 1826 in Breconshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Jenkins, born in 1832 in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales. They had 3 children; Anne (born 1864 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales), Howell (born 1869 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Margaret (born 1873 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Anne (born 1796 in -), John's Boarder, John (born 1830 in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales) and John's Boarder, Frederick (born 1819 in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales).


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John Jenkins's household

Male

John

Jenkins

Head
Female

Mary

Jenkins

Wife
Female

Anne

Jenkins

Daughter
Male

Howell

Jenkins

Son
Female

Margaret

Jenkins

Daughter
Female

Anne

Jenkins

Visitor
Male

John

Williams

Boarder
Male

Frederick

Rees

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Jenkins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Breconshire, Wales

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Jenkins

Head

Married

55

1826

Breconshire, Wales

Mary

Jenkins

Wife

Married

49

1832

Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Anne

Jenkins

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Howell

Jenkins

Son

Single

12

1869

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Margaret

Jenkins

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Anne

Jenkins

Visitor

Widow

85

1796

-

John

Williams

Boarder

Single

51

1830

Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Frederick

Rees

Boarder

Widower

62

1819

Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales

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