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Household of Lewis Jones (born 1824, Brecknockshire)

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.

Lewis Jones and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Lewis Jones, born in 1824 in Cefn, Brecknockshire, consisted of 8 members. Lewis was the head of the household, married to Gwenllian Jones, born in 1828 in Cefn, Brecknockshire, Wales. They had 4 children; Jenkin (born 1861 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales), Lewis Wm (born 1864 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales), Mary Jane (born 1868 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Gwilym (born 1870 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were Lewis's Father In Law, Morgan (born 1796 in Brecknockshire, Wales) and Lewis's Servant, Catherine (born 1858 in Pembrokeshire, Wales).


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Lewis Jones's household

Male

Lewis

Jones

Head
Female

Gwenllian

Jones

Wife
Male

Jenkin

Jones

Son
Male

Lewis Wm

Jones

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Jones

Daughter
Male

Gwilym

Jones

Son
Male

Morgan

Morgan

Father In Law
Female

Catherine

Morgan

Servant
First name(s) Lewis
Last name Jones
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Cefn, Brecknockshire, Wales

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Lewis

Jones

Head

Married

57

1824

Cefn, Brecknockshire, Wales

Gwenllian

Jones

Wife

Married

53

1828

Cefn, Brecknockshire, Wales

Jenkin

Jones

Son

Single

20

1861

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Lewis Wm

Jones

Son

Single

17

1864

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary Jane

Jones

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Gwilym

Jones

Son

Single

11

1870

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Morgan

Morgan

Father In Law

Widower

85

1796

Brecknockshire, Wales

Catherine

Morgan

Servant

Single

23

1858

Pembrokeshire, Wales

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