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Household of Rees Powell (born 1840, Breconshire)

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 Powell and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Rees Powell, born in 1840 in Breconshire, consisted of 11 members. Rees was the head of the household, married to Margaret Powell, born in 1843 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 7 children; Margaret (born 1863 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales), Catherine (born 1865 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales), Anne (born 1869 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales), Rees (born 1871 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales), Jane (born 1874 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales), David (born 1875 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales) and William (born 1878 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were Rees's Father, Rees (born 1807 in Breconshire, Wales) and Rees's Boarder, Thomas (born 1870 in Radnorshire, Wales).


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Rees Powell's household

Male

Rees

Powell

Head
Female

Margaret

Powell

Wife
Female

Margaret

Powell

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Powell

Daughter
Female

Anne

Powell

Daughter
Male

Rees

Powell

Son
Female

Jane

Powell

Daughter
Male

David

Powell

Son
Male

William

Powell

Son
Male

Rees

Powell

Father
Male

Thomas

Pugh

Boarder
First name(s) Rees
Last name Powell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Breconshire, Wales

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Rees

Powell

Head

Married

41

1840

Breconshire, Wales

Margaret

Powell

Wife

Married

38

1843

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Margaret

Powell

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Catherine

Powell

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Anne

Powell

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Rees

Powell

Son

Single

10

1871

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Jane

Powell

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

David

Powell

Son

Single

6

1875

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

William

Powell

Son

Single

3

1878

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Rees

Powell

Father

Married

74

1807

Breconshire, Wales

Thomas

Pugh

Boarder

Single

11

1870

Radnorshire, Wales

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