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Household of William Beesley (born 1842, Glamorganshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Neath, 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.

William Beesley and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Beesley, born in 1842 in Skewen, Glamorganshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Beesley, born in 1842 in Neath Abbey, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 7 children; William (born 1866 in Neath Abbey, Glamorganshire, Wales), James (born 1873 in Neath Abbey, Glamorganshire, Wales), Martha (born 1874 in Neath Abbey, Glamorganshire, Wales), Thomas (born 1875 in Neath Abbey, Glamorganshire, Wales), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Neath Abbey, Glamorganshire, Wales), Mary Jane (born 1878 in Neath Abbey, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Lucy (born 1880 in Neath Abbey, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Wifes Son, Evan Jones, born in 1863 in Neath Abbey, Glamorganshire, Wales.


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William Beesley's household

Male

William

Beesley

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Beesley

Wife
Male

Evan

Jones

Wifes Son
Male

William

Beesley

Son
Male

James

Beesley

Son
Female

Martha

Beesley

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Beesley

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Beesley

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Beesley

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Beesley

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Beesley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Skewen, Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Beesley

Head

Married

39

1842

Skewen, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Beesley

Wife

Married

39

1842

Neath Abbey, Glamorganshire, Wales

Evan

Jones

Wifes Son

Single

18

1863

Neath Abbey, Glamorganshire, Wales

William

Beesley

Son

Single

15

1866

Neath Abbey, Glamorganshire, Wales

James

Beesley

Son

Single

8

1873

Neath Abbey, Glamorganshire, Wales

Martha

Beesley

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Neath Abbey, Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas

Beesley

Son

Single

6

1875

Neath Abbey, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Beesley

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Neath Abbey, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary Jane

Beesley

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Neath Abbey, Glamorganshire, Wales

Lucy

Beesley

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Neath Abbey, Glamorganshire, Wales

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