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Household of Joseph Douglas (born 1832, Breconshire)

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.

Joseph Douglas and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Douglas, born in 1832 in Brecon, Breconshire, consisted of 10 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Margaret Douglas, born in 1838 in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales. They had 8 children; Alexandra (born 1861 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales), David (born 1863 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales), Mary Jane (born 1868 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales), John (born 1870 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales), Sarah (born 1872 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales), Martha (born 1874 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales), Margaret A (born 1876 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Thomas J (born 1879 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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Joseph Douglas's household

Male

Joseph

Douglas

Head
Female

Margaret

Douglas

Wife
Male

Alexandra

Douglas

Son
Male

David

Douglas

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Douglas

Daughter
Male

John

Douglas

Son
Female

Sarah

Douglas

Daughter
Female

Martha

Douglas

Daughter
Female

Margaret A

Douglas

Daughter
Male

Thomas J

Douglas

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Douglas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Brecon, Breconshire, Wales

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Douglas

Head

Married

49

1832

Brecon, Breconshire, Wales

Margaret

Douglas

Wife

Married

43

1838

Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Alexandra

Douglas

Son

Single

20

1861

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

David

Douglas

Son

Single

18

1863

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary Jane

Douglas

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Douglas

Son

Single

11

1870

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Sarah

Douglas

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Martha

Douglas

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Margaret A

Douglas

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas J

Douglas

Son

Single

2

1879

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

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