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Household of William Rees (born 1840, Pembrokeshire)

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 Rees and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Rees, born in 1840 in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Rees, born in 1849 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 5 children; Mary Ann (born 1869 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales), Elizabeth Ellen (born 1871 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales), Thomas Olliver (born 1872 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales), Martha Jane (born 1877 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Sarah (born 1879 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Father, John Rees, born in 1808 in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales.


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William Rees's household

Male

William

Rees

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Rees

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Rees

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Ellen

Rees

Daughter
Male

Thomas Olliver

Rees

Son
Female

Martha Jane

Rees

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Rees

Daughter
Male

John

Rees

Father
First name(s) William
Last name Rees
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Rees

Head

Married

41

1840

Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Rees

Wife

Married

32

1849

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary Ann

Rees

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth Ellen

Rees

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas Olliver

Rees

Son

Single

9

1872

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

Martha Jane

Rees

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

Sarah

Rees

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Rees

Father

Widower

73

1808

Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales

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