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Household of Joseph Dury (born 1839, Somerset)

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 Dury and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Dury, born in 1839 in High Littleton, Somerset, consisted of 11 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Gwenllian Dury, born in 1844 in Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 5 children; Jane (born 1868 in Bedwellty, Monmouthshire, Wales), John (born 1870 in Bedwellty, Monmouthshire, Wales), Sarah (born 1873 in Bedwellty, Monmouthshire, Wales), Margaret (born 1875 in Bedwellty, Monmouthshire, Wales) and Mary (born 1878 in Bedwellty, Monmouthshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Servant, Eliza (born 1866 in Llanfabon, Glamorganshire, Wales), Joseph's Lodger, George (born 1858 in Gloucestershire, England), Joseph's Lodger, John (born 1854 in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales) and Joseph's Lodger, George (born 1831 in Monmouthshire, Wales).


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Joseph Dury's household

Male

Joseph

Dury

Head
Female

Gwenllian

Dury

Wife
Female

Jane

Dury

Daughter
Male

John

Dury

Son
Female

Sarah

Dury

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Dury

Daughter
Female

Mary

Dury

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Copes

Servant
Male

George

Fryer

Lodger
Male

John

Evans

Lodger
Male

George

Powell

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Dury
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place High Littleton, Somerset, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Dury

Head

Married

42

1839

High Littleton, Somerset, England

Gwenllian

Dury

Wife

Married

37

1844

Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales

Jane

Dury

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Bedwellty, Monmouthshire, Wales

John

Dury

Son

Single

11

1870

Bedwellty, Monmouthshire, Wales

Sarah

Dury

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Bedwellty, Monmouthshire, Wales

Margaret

Dury

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Bedwellty, Monmouthshire, Wales

Mary

Dury

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bedwellty, Monmouthshire, Wales

Eliza

Copes

Servant

Single

15

1866

Llanfabon, Glamorganshire, Wales

George

Fryer

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Gloucestershire, England

John

Evans

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales

George

Powell

Lodger

Single

50

1831

Monmouthshire, Wales

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