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Household of John Watkins (born 1840, Breconshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontypridd, 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 Watkins and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Watkins, born in 1840 in Breconshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Watkins, born in 1836 in Carmarthenshire, Wales. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1866 in Llanwonno, Glamorganshire, Wales), David (born 1874 in Llanwonno, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Gwen (born 1877 in Llanwonno, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister In Law, Jane (born 1851 in Caernarvonshire, Wales) and John's Lodger, Isaac (born 1841 in Glamorganshire, Wales).


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John Watkins's household

Male

John

Watkins

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Watkins

Wife
Male

Thomas

Watkins

Son
Male

David

Watkins

Son
Female

Gwen

Watkins

Daughter
Female

Jane

Jones

Sister In Law
Male

Isaac

Williams

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Watkins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Breconshire, Wales

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Watkins

Head

Married

41

1840

Breconshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Watkins

Wife

Married

45

1836

Carmarthenshire, Wales

Thomas

Watkins

Son

Single

15

1866

Llanwonno, Glamorganshire, Wales

David

Watkins

Son

Single

7

1874

Llanwonno, Glamorganshire, Wales

Gwen

Watkins

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Llanwonno, Glamorganshire, Wales

Jane

Jones

Sister In Law

Single

30

1851

Caernarvonshire, Wales

Isaac

Williams

Lodger

Single

40

1841

Glamorganshire, Wales

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