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Household of Rees Richards (born 1844, 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 Richards and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Rees Richards, born in 1844 in Llanon, Carmarthenshire, consisted of 7 members. Rees was the head of the household, married to Gweny Richards, born in 1839 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 4 children; Isaac (born 1868 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales), Margaret (born 1871 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales), William (born 1873 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Mary Ann (born 1878 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was Rees's Mother In Law, Mary Llewellyn, born in 1795 in Carmarthenshire, Wales.


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Rees Richards's household

Male

Rees

Richards

Head
Female

Gweny

Richards

Wife
Female

Mary

Llewellyn

Mother In Law
Male

Isaac

Richards

Son
Female

Margaret

Richards

Daughter
Male

William

Richards

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Richards

Daughter
First name(s) Rees
Last name Richards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Llanon, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Rees

Richards

Head

Married

37

1844

Llanon, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Gweny

Richards

Wife

Married

42

1839

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary

Llewellyn

Mother In Law

Widow

86

1795

Carmarthenshire, Wales

Isaac

Richards

Son

Single

13

1868

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Margaret

Richards

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

William

Richards

Son

Single

8

1873

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary Ann

Richards

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

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