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Household of William Phelps (born 1846, Pembrokeshire)

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.

William Phelps and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Phelps, born in 1846 in Amroth, Pembrokeshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Martha Phelps, born in 1842 in Carmarthenshire, Wales. They had 4 children; Benjamin (born 1870 in Carmarthenshire, Wales), George (born 1871 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), Margaret (born 1873 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Charles (born 1877 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger Head, Mary (born 1852 in Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales) and William's Lodger Daughter, Sarah J (born 1876 in Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales).


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William Phelps's household

Male

William

Phelps

Head
Female

Martha

Phelps

Wife
Male

Benjamin

Phelps

Son
Male

George

Phelps

Son
Female

Margaret

Phelps

Daughter
Male

Charles

Phelps

Son
Female

Mary

Edwards

Lodger Head
Female

Sarah J

Williams

Lodger Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Phelps
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Amroth, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Phelps

Head

Married

35

1846

Amroth, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Martha

Phelps

Wife

Married

39

1842

Carmarthenshire, Wales

Benjamin

Phelps

Son

Single

11

1870

Carmarthenshire, Wales

George

Phelps

Son

Single

10

1871

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Margaret

Phelps

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Charles

Phelps

Son

Single

4

1877

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary

Edwards

Lodger Head

-

29

1852

Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Sarah J

Williams

Lodger Daughter

Single

5

1876

Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales

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