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Household of John Morris (born 1841, Pembrokeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Swansea, 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 Morris and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Morris, born in 1841 in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ruth Morris, born in 1840 in Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 7 children; Elizabeth A (born 1862 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), William J (born 1865 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), Eliza J (born 1868 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), Ada R (born 1871 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), Mary E (born 1875 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), Margaret L (born 1876 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Sarah H (born 1878 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, William (born 1859 in Bideford, Devon, England) and John's Lodger, David (born 1856 in Glamorganshire, Wales).


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John Morris's household

Male

John

Morris

Head
Female

Ruth

Morris

Wife
Female

Elizabeth A

Groves

Daughter
Male

William J

Groves

Son
Female

Eliza J

Groves

Daughter
Female

Ada R

Groves

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Morris

Daughter
Female

Margaret L

Morris

Daughter
Female

Sarah H

Morris

Daughter
Male

William

Rippon

Lodger
Male

David

Thomas

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Morris
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Morris

Head

Married

40

1841

Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Ruth

Morris

Wife

Married

41

1840

Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth A

Groves

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

William J

Groves

Son

Single

16

1865

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Eliza J

Groves

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Ada R

Groves

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary E

Morris

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Margaret L

Morris

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Sarah H

Morris

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

William

Rippon

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Bideford, Devon, England

David

Thomas

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Glamorganshire, Wales

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