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Household of John Leyshon (born 1841, Glamorganshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Leyshon, born in 1841 in Penclawdd, Glamorganshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Rachel Leyshon, born in 1845 in Penclawdd, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1866 in Penclawdd, Glamorganshire, Wales), Jane (born 1869 in Penclawdd, Glamorganshire, Wales), William (born 1872 in Penclawdd, Glamorganshire, Wales), Morgan (born 1875 in Penclawdd, Glamorganshire, Wales), Ann (born 1877 in Penclawdd, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Penclawdd, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Father In Law, Morgan Rees, born in 1809 in Glamorganshire, Wales.


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John Leyshon's household

Male

John

Leyshon

Head
Female

Rachel

Leyshon

Wife
Female

Mary

Leyshon

Daughter
Female

Jane

Leyshon

Daughter
Male

William

Leyshon

Son
Male

Morgan

Leyshon

Son
Female

Ann

Leyshon

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Leyshon

Daughter
Male

Morgan

Rees

Father In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Leyshon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Penclawdd, Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Leyshon

Head

Married

40

1841

Penclawdd, Glamorganshire, Wales

Rachel

Leyshon

Wife

Married

36

1845

Penclawdd, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary

Leyshon

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Penclawdd, Glamorganshire, Wales

Jane

Leyshon

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Penclawdd, Glamorganshire, Wales

William

Leyshon

Son

Single

9

1872

Penclawdd, Glamorganshire, Wales

Morgan

Leyshon

Son

Single

6

1875

Penclawdd, Glamorganshire, Wales

Ann

Leyshon

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Penclawdd, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Leyshon

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Penclawdd, Glamorganshire, Wales

Morgan

Rees

Father In Law

Widower

72

1809

Glamorganshire, Wales

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