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Household of William Rees (born 1836, Glamorganshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgend, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Rees, born in 1836 in Glamorganshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Rees, born in 1842 in Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales. They had 7 children; Gwilym (born 1862 in Glamorganshire, Wales), Cecilia (born 1869 in Glamorganshire, Wales), David (born 1871 in Glamorganshire, Wales), Margaret (born 1873 in Glamorganshire, Wales), Joshua G (born 1875 in Glamorganshire, Wales), Catherine (born 1878 in Glamorganshire, Wales) and Rachel (born 1880 in Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister Daughter, Mary A (born 1862 in Llantwit Major, Glamorganshire, Wales) and William's Sister Daughter, Sarah J (born 1864 in Glamorganshire, Wales).


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William Rees's household

Male

William

Rees

Head
Female

Catherine

Rees

Wife
Male

Gwilym

Rees

Son
Female

Cecilia

Rees

Daughter
Male

David

Rees

Son
Female

Margaret

Rees

Daughter
Male

Joshua G

Rees

Son
Female

Catherine

Rees

Daughter
Female

Rachel

Rees

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Escott

Sister Daughter
Female

Sarah J

Escott

Sister Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Rees
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Rees

Head

Married

45

1836

Glamorganshire, Wales

Catherine

Rees

Wife

Married

39

1842

Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Gwilym

Rees

Son

Single

19

1862

Glamorganshire, Wales

Cecilia

Rees

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Glamorganshire, Wales

David

Rees

Son

Single

10

1871

Glamorganshire, Wales

Margaret

Rees

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Glamorganshire, Wales

Joshua G

Rees

Son

Single

6

1875

Glamorganshire, Wales

Catherine

Rees

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Glamorganshire, Wales

Rachel

Rees

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary A

Escott

Sister Daughter

Single

19

1862

Llantwit Major, Glamorganshire, Wales

Sarah J

Escott

Sister Daughter

Single

17

1864

Glamorganshire, Wales

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