Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of William Rees (born 1856, Carmarthenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 6 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of William Rees, born in 1856 in Bettws, Carmarthenshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Anne Rees, born in 1860 in Mitchelston, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 2 children; Sarah Jane (born 1880 in Glyncorrwg, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Margaret Ann (born 1881 in Glyncorrwg, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother In Law, Margaret (born 1824 in Pembrokeshire, Wales), William's Brother In Law, John (born 1863 in Mitchelston, Glamorganshire, Wales) and William's Visitor, William (born 1864 in Mitchelston, Glamorganshire, Wales).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

William Rees's household

Male

William

Rees

Head
Female

Anne

Rees

Wife
Female

Sarah Jane

Rees

Daughter
Female

Margaret Ann

Rees

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Evans

Mother In Law
Male

John

Evans

Brother In Law
Male

William

Jenkins

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Rees
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Bettws, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Rees

Head

Married

25

1856

Bettws, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Anne

Rees

Wife

Married

21

1860

Mitchelston, Glamorganshire, Wales

Sarah Jane

Rees

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Glyncorrwg, Glamorganshire, Wales

Margaret Ann

Rees

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Glyncorrwg, Glamorganshire, Wales

Margaret

Evans

Mother In Law

Widow

57

1824

Pembrokeshire, Wales

John

Evans

Brother In Law

Single

18

1863

Mitchelston, Glamorganshire, Wales

William

Jenkins

Visitor

Single

17

1864

Mitchelston, Glamorganshire, Wales

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of William Rees in Neath in 1881, and follow the Rees family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for William Rees

We’ve found William Rees in 735 family trees. Find out more about William Rees' household and view the Rees family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census