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Household of John Thomas Evans (born 1832, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rotherham, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

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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 Thomas Evans and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomas Evans, born in 1832 in Dawley, Shropshire, consisted of 10 members. John Thomas was the head of the household, married to Maria Evans, born in 1831 in Dawley, Shropshire, England. They had 5 children; John H (born 1865 in Dawley, Shropshire, England), James (born 1871 in Dawley, Shropshire, England), Ruben (born 1873 in Dawley, Shropshire, England), Robert (born 1875 in Dawley, Shropshire, England) and Selina J (born 1881 in Parkgate, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John Thomas's Visitor, Betsey (born 1878 in Parkgate, Yorkshire, England) and John Thomas's Lodger Head, Richard (born 1851 in Newtown, Montgomeryshire, Wales).


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John Thomas Evans's household

Male

John Thomas

Evans

Head
Female

Maria

Evans

Wife
Male

John H

Evans

Son
Male

James

Evans

Son
Male

Ruben

Evans

Son
Female

Betsey

Gwynn

Visitor
Male

Richard

Swancott

Lodger Head
Female

Selina

Swancott

Wife
Male

Robert

Swancott

Son
Female

Selina J

Swancott

Daughter
First name(s) John Thomas
Last name Evans
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Dawley, Shropshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Thomas

Evans

Head

Married

49

1832

Dawley, Shropshire, England

Maria

Evans

Wife

Married

50

1831

Dawley, Shropshire, England

John H

Evans

Son

Single

16

1865

Dawley, Shropshire, England

James

Evans

Son

Single

10

1871

Dawley, Shropshire, England

Ruben

Evans

Son

Single

8

1873

Dawley, Shropshire, England

Betsey

Gwynn

Visitor

Single

3

1878

Parkgate, Yorkshire, England

Richard

Swancott

Lodger Head

Married

30

1851

Newtown, Montgomeryshire, Wales

Selina

Swancott

Wife

Married

30

1851

Dawley, Shropshire, England

Robert

Swancott

Son

Single

6

1875

Dawley, Shropshire, England

Selina J

Swancott

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Parkgate, Yorkshire, England

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