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Household of Rees Harris (born 1823, 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.

Rees Harris and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Rees Harris, born in 1823 in Llangadog, Carmarthenshire, consisted of 8 members. Rees was the head of the household, married to Mary Harris, born in 1835 in Maenclochog, Pembrokeshire, Wales. They had 4 children; William (born 1853 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales), David John (born 1870 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales), Mary (born 1874 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Harriet (born 1877 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were Rees's Granson, William John (born 1875 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Rees's Visitor, Evan (born 1847 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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Rees Harris's household

Male

Rees

Harris

Head
Female

Mary

Harris

Wife
Male

William

Harris

Son
Male

David John

Harris

Son
Female

Mary

Harris

Daughter
Male

William John

Harris

Granson
Female

Harriet

Harris

Daughter
Male

Evan

Jones

Visitor
First name(s) Rees
Last name Harris
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Llangadog, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Rees

Harris

Head

Married

58

1823

Llangadog, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Mary

Harris

Wife

Married

46

1835

Maenclochog, Pembrokeshire, Wales

William

Harris

Son

Single

28

1853

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

David John

Harris

Son

Single

11

1870

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary

Harris

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

William John

Harris

Granson

Single

6

1875

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

Harriet

Harris

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

Evan

Jones

Visitor

Married

34

1847

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

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