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Household of William Jones (born 1828, Brecknockshire)

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 Jones and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Jones, born in 1828 in Brecknockshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Martha Jones, born in 1831 in Pembrokeshire, Wales. They had 1 child; William, born 1866 in Penderyn, Brecknockshire, Wales. They had 1 grandchild; Ann, born 1877 in Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, John (born 1856 in Cornwall, England), William's Lodger, Nicholas (born 1870 in Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales) and William's Lodger, Thomas (born 1850 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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William Jones's household

Male

William

Jones

Head
Female

Martha

Jones

Wife
Male

William

Jones

Son
Female

Ann

Davies

Grand Daughter
Male

John

Jenkins

Lodger
Male

Nicholas

Jenkins

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Williams

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Jones
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Brecknockshire, Wales

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Jones

Head

Married

53

1828

Brecknockshire, Wales

Martha

Jones

Wife

Married

50

1831

Pembrokeshire, Wales

William

Jones

Son

Single

15

1866

Penderyn, Brecknockshire, Wales

Ann

Davies

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Jenkins

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Cornwall, England

Nicholas

Jenkins

Lodger

Single

11

1870

Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas

Williams

Lodger

Single

31

1850

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

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