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Household of Jonah James (born 1850, Monmouthshire)

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.

Jonah James and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jonah James, born in 1850 in Rhymney, Monmouthshire, consisted of 8 members. Jonah was the head of the household, married to Susannah James, born in 1848 in Brynmawr, Breconshire, Wales. They had 4 children; Joseph (born 1874 in Brynmawr, Breconshire, Wales), Eliza Mary (born 1877 in Llwynypia, Glamorganshire, Wales), David (born 1879 in Festiniog, Merionethshire, Wales) and Miriam (born 1881 in Festiniog, Merionethshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were Jonah's Boarder, David (born 1858 in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales) and Jonah's Boarder, Hannah (born 1878 in Goginan, Montgomeryshire, Wales).


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Jonah James's household

Male

Jonah

James

Head
Female

Susannah

James

Wife
Male

Joseph

James

Son
Female

Eliza Mary

James

Daughter
Male

David

James

Son
Female

Miriam

James

Daughter
Male

David

Rees

Boarder
Female

Hannah

Rees

Boarder
First name(s) Jonah
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Rhymney, Monmouthshire, Wales

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jonah

James

Head

Married

31

1850

Rhymney, Monmouthshire, Wales

Susannah

James

Wife

Married

33

1848

Brynmawr, Breconshire, Wales

Joseph

James

Son

Single

7

1874

Brynmawr, Breconshire, Wales

Eliza Mary

James

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Llwynypia, Glamorganshire, Wales

David

James

Son

Single

2

1879

Festiniog, Merionethshire, Wales

Miriam

James

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Festiniog, Merionethshire, Wales

David

Rees

Boarder

Widower

23

1858

Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Hannah

Rees

Boarder

Single

3

1878

Goginan, Montgomeryshire, Wales

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