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Household of Jonah Davies (born 1808, Carmarthenshire)

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.

Jonah Davies and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jonah Davies, born in 1808 in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, consisted of 5 members. Jonah was the head of the household, married to Margaret Davies, born in 1819 in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales. They had 1 grandchild; Emily, born 1868 in City of London, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Jonah's Boarder, John (born 1842 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Jonah's Lodger, Thomas (born 1816 in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales).


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Jonah Davies's household

Male

Jonah

Davies

Head
Female

Margaret

Davies

Wife
Male

John

Davies

Boarder
Female

Emily

Backstone

Grand Daughter
Male

Thomas

Phillips

Lodger
First name(s) Jonah
Last name Davies
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 73
Birth year 1808
Birth place Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jonah

Davies

Head

Married

73

1808

Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Margaret

Davies

Wife

Married

62

1819

Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales

John

Davies

Boarder

Single

39

1842

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

Emily

Backstone

Grand Daughter

Single

13

1868

City of London, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Phillips

Lodger

Married

65

1816

Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales

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