Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Peter James (born 1858, Pembrokeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

Peter James and 4 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter James, born in 1858 in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, consisted of 5 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Mary James, born in 1856 in Abercarn, Monmouthshire, Wales. They had 1 child; David, born 1878 in Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales.
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Boarder, Henry (born 1859 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Peter's Boarder, Evan (born 1864 in Monmouthshire, Wales).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Peter James's household

Male

Peter

James

Head
Female

Mary

James

Wife
Male

David

Parry

Son
Male

Henry

Douglas

Boarder
Male

Evan

Morris

Boarder
First name(s) Peter
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 23
Birth year 1858
Birth place Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

James

Head

Married

23

1858

Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Mary

James

Wife

Married

25

1856

Abercarn, Monmouthshire, Wales

David

Parry

Son

Single

3

1878

Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales

Henry

Douglas

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Evan

Morris

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Monmouthshire, Wales

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Peter James in Merthyr Tydfil in 1881, and follow the James family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Peter James

We’ve found Peter James in 83 family trees. Find out more about Peter James' household and view the James family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census