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Household of Joshua Rees (born 1851, 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.

Joshua Rees and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joshua Rees, born in 1851 in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, consisted of 7 members. Joshua was the head of the household, married to Catherine Rees, born in 1849 in Breconshire, Wales. They had 2 children; John (born 1876 in Glamorganshire, Wales) and William (born 1881 in Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were Joshua's Servant, Mary (born 1862 in Glamorganshire, Wales), Joshua's Boarder, Thomas (born 1857 in Glamorganshire, Wales) and Joshua's Boarder, Jacob (born 1853 in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales).


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Joshua Rees's household

Male

Joshua

Rees

Head
Female

Catherine

Rees

Wife
Male

John

Rees

Son
Male

William

Rees

Son
Female

Mary

Edward

Servant
Male

Thomas

Jones

Boarder
Male

Jacob

Morgan

Boarder
First name(s) Joshua
Last name Rees
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joshua

Rees

Head

Married

30

1851

Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Catherine

Rees

Wife

Married

32

1849

Breconshire, Wales

John

Rees

Son

Single

5

1876

Glamorganshire, Wales

William

Rees

Son

Single

0

1881

Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary

Edward

Servant

Single

19

1862

Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas

Jones

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Glamorganshire, Wales

Jacob

Morgan

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales

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