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Household of John Watham (born 1846, 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 Watham and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Watham, born in 1846 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Watham, born in 1853 in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1877 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales), Benjamin (born 1880 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales), Mary (born 1875 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Anne (born 1878 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, John Evans, born in 1823 in Breconshire, Wales.


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John Watham's household

Male

John

Watham

Head
Female

Ann

Watham

Wife
Male

Thomas

Watham

Son
Male

Benjamin

Watham

Son
Female

Mary

Watham

Daughter
Female

Anne

Watham

Daughter
Male

John

Evans

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Watham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Watham

Head

Married

35

1846

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Ann

Watham

Wife

Married

28

1853

Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Thomas

Watham

Son

Single

4

1877

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Benjamin

Watham

Son

Single

1

1880

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary

Watham

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Anne

Watham

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Evans

Lodger

Married

58

1823

Breconshire, Wales

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