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Household of Rees Edwards (born 1849, Glamorganshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontardawe, 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.

Rees Edwards and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Rees Edwards, born in 1849 in Cwmavon, Glamorganshire, consisted of 8 members. Rees was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Edwards, born in 1850 in Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales. They had 6 children; Samuel J (born 1870 in Pontardawe, Glamorganshire, Wales), Catherine (born 1872 in Pontardawe, Glamorganshire, Wales), Edward (born 1875 in Pontardawe, Glamorganshire, Wales), Annie (born 1877 in Pontardawe, Glamorganshire, Wales), Lucy (born 1879 in Pontardawe, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Albert (born 1881 in Cwmavon, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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Rees Edwards's household

Male

Rees

Edwards

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Edwards

Wife
Male

Samuel J

Edwards

Son
Female

Catherine

Edwards

Daughter
Male

Edward

Edwards

Son
Female

Annie

Edwards

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Edwards

Daughter
Male

Albert

Edwards

Son
First name(s) Rees
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Cwmavon, Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Rees

Edwards

Head

Married

32

1849

Cwmavon, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Edwards

Wife

Married

31

1850

Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Samuel J

Edwards

Son

Single

11

1870

Pontardawe, Glamorganshire, Wales

Catherine

Edwards

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Pontardawe, Glamorganshire, Wales

Edward

Edwards

Son

Single

6

1875

Pontardawe, Glamorganshire, Wales

Annie

Edwards

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Pontardawe, Glamorganshire, Wales

Lucy

Edwards

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Pontardawe, Glamorganshire, Wales

Albert

Edwards

Son

Single

0

1881

Cwmavon, Glamorganshire, Wales

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