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Household of John Jones (born 1820, 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 Jones and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Jones, born in 1820 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Catherine, born 1843 in Pontlottyn, Glamorganshire, Wales. He had 3 grandchildren; Albert (born 1865 in Pontlottyn, Glamorganshire, Wales), Elizabeth (born 1867 in Pontlottyn, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Lilly (born 1871 in Pontlottyn, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Jane (born 1858 in Pontlottyn, Glamorganshire, Wales), John's Boarder, Sophia (born 1854 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England) and John's Servant, Ann (born 1858 in Pontlottyn, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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John Jones's household

Male

John

Jones

Head
Female

Catherine

Cook

Daughter
Male

Albert

Cook

Grand Son
Female

Elizabeth

Cook

Grand Daughter
Female

Lilly

Cook

Grand Daughter
Female

Jane

Jones

Boarder
Female

Sophia

Jones

Boarder
Female

Ann

Phillips

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Jones
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Jones

Head

Widower

61

1820

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Catherine

Cook

Daughter

Widow

38

1843

Pontlottyn, Glamorganshire, Wales

Albert

Cook

Grand Son

Single

16

1865

Pontlottyn, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Cook

Grand Daughter

Single

14

1867

Pontlottyn, Glamorganshire, Wales

Lilly

Cook

Grand Daughter

Single

10

1871

Pontlottyn, Glamorganshire, Wales

Jane

Jones

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Pontlottyn, Glamorganshire, Wales

Sophia

Jones

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Hereford, Herefordshire, England

Ann

Phillips

Servant

Single

23

1858

Pontlottyn, Glamorganshire, Wales

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