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Household of William Morris (born 1823, Glamorganshire)

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 Morris and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Morris, born in 1823 in Glamorganshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Susan J Morris, born in 1839 in Gloucestershire, England. They had 5 children; John R (born 1864 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales), George Llew (born 1870 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales), Edith W (born 1871 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales), Gwen W (born 1878 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Edward H (born 1881 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Mary J E? (born 1865 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales) and William's Servant, Elizabeth E? (born 1867 in Mountain Ash, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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William Morris's household

Male

William

Morris

Head
Female

Susan J

Morris

Wife
Male

John R

Morris

Son
Male

George Llew

Morris

Son
Female

Edith W

Morris

Daughter
Female

Gwen W

Morris

Daughter
Male

Edward H

Morris

Son
Female

Mary J E?

?

Servant
Female

Elizabeth E?

?

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Morris
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Morris

Head

Married

58

1823

Glamorganshire, Wales

Susan J

Morris

Wife

Married

42

1839

Gloucestershire, England

John R

Morris

Son

Single

17

1864

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

George Llew

Morris

Son

Single

11

1870

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Edith W

Morris

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Gwen W

Morris

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Edward H

Morris

Son

Single

0

1881

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary J E?

?

Servant

Single

16

1865

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth E?

?

Servant

Single

14

1867

Mountain Ash, Glamorganshire, Wales

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