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Household of William Jenkins (born 1851)

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.

William Jenkins and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Jenkins, born in 1851 in , consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Jenkins, born in 1853 in Aberaman, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 4 children; David (born 1873 in Aberaman, Glamorganshire, Wales), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Cwmaman, Glamorganshire, Wales), Mary (born 1877 in Cwmaman, Glamorganshire, Wales) and William J (born 1881 in Cwmaman, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Adopted Son, William (born 1867 in City of London, Middlesex, England), William's Boarder, John (born 1823 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales) and William's Boarder Wife, Caroline (born 1822 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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William Jenkins's household

Male

William

Jenkins

Head
Female

Mary A

Jenkins

Wife
Male

David

Jenkins

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Jenkins

Daughter
Female

Mary

Jenkins

Daughter
Male

William J

Jenkins

Son
Male

William

Pearce

Adopted Son
Male

John

Taylor

Boarder
Female

Caroline

Taylor

Boarder Wife
First name(s) William
Last name Jenkins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place -

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Jenkins

Head

Married

30

1851

-

Mary A

Jenkins

Wife

Married

28

1853

Aberaman, Glamorganshire, Wales

David

Jenkins

Son

Single

8

1873

Aberaman, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Jenkins

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Cwmaman, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary

Jenkins

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Cwmaman, Glamorganshire, Wales

William J

Jenkins

Son

Single

0

1881

Cwmaman, Glamorganshire, Wales

William

Pearce

Adopted Son

Single

14

1867

City of London, Middlesex, England

John

Taylor

Boarder

Married

58

1823

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Caroline

Taylor

Boarder Wife

Married

59

1822

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

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