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Household of Walter Owen (born 1840, Breconshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Swansea, 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.

Walter Owen and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Owen, born in 1840 in Llanelly, Breconshire, consisted of 9 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Mary Owen, born in 1837 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 5 children; George (born 1863 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), Mary (born 1868 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), Walter (born 1870 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), Charles (born 1873 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales) and N J (born 1876 in -).
During the period, also present in the household were Walter's Mother In Law, Martha (born 1811 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Walter's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1855 in St Thomas).


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Walter Owen's household

Male

Walter

Owen

Head
Female

Mary

Owen

Wife
Male

George

Owen

Son
Female

Mary

Owen

Daughter
Male

Walter

Owen

Son
Male

Charles

Owen

Son
Male

N J

Owen

Son
Female

Martha

Phillips

Mother In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Davies

Servant
First name(s) Walter
Last name Owen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Llanelly, Breconshire, Wales

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Owen

Head

Married

41

1840

Llanelly, Breconshire, Wales

Mary

Owen

Wife

Married

44

1837

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

George

Owen

Son

Single

18

1863

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary

Owen

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Walter

Owen

Son

Single

11

1870

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Charles

Owen

Son

Single

8

1873

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

N J

Owen

Son

Single

5

1876

-

Martha

Phillips

Mother In Law

Widow

70

1811

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Davies

Servant

Single

26

1855

St Thomas

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