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Household of William Simons (born 1814, Carmarthenshire)

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 Simons and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Simons, born in 1814 in Pembrey, Carmarthenshire, consisted of 15 members. William was the head of the household, married to Clara Maria Simons, born in 1841 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 10 children; Mary Clara Louisa (born 1860 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales), William Vasil Landale (born 1862 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales), Alice Maud Maria (born 1863 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales), Blanche Edith Selwyn (born 1864 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales), Robert John Cobden (born 1865 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales), Charles Edward Bright (born 1867 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales), Catherine Evelyn (born 1869 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales), Frederick Dyke (born 1871 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales), Phoebe Eliza Jenny (born 1874 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Emma Scobell (born 1876 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Emma (born 1854 in Brecknockshire, Wales), William's Servant, ?th (born 1861 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales) and William's Servant, ? (born 1861 in Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, Wales).


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William Simons's household

Male

William

Simons

Head
Female

Clara Maria

Simons

Wife
Female

Mary Clara Louisa

Simons

Daughter
Male

William Vasil Landale

Simons

Son
Female

Alice Maud Maria

Simons

Daughter
Female

Blanche Edith Selwyn

Simons

Daughter
Male

Robert John Cobden

Simons

Son
Male

Charles Edward Bright

Simons

Son
Female

Catherine Evelyn

Simons

Daughter
Male

Frederick Dyke

Simons

Son
Female

Phoebe Eliza Jenny

Simons

Daughter
Female

Emma Scobell

Simons

Daughter
Female

Emma

Williams

Servant
Female

?th

Evans

Servant
Female

?

Richards

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Simons
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Pembrey, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Simons

Head

Married

67

1814

Pembrey, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Clara Maria

Simons

Wife

Married

40

1841

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary Clara Louisa

Simons

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

William Vasil Landale

Simons

Son

Single

19

1862

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Alice Maud Maria

Simons

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Blanche Edith Selwyn

Simons

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Robert John Cobden

Simons

Son

Single

16

1865

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Charles Edward Bright

Simons

Son

Single

14

1867

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Catherine Evelyn

Simons

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Frederick Dyke

Simons

Son

Single

10

1871

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Phoebe Eliza Jenny

Simons

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Emma Scobell

Simons

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Emma

Williams

Servant

Widow

27

1854

Brecknockshire, Wales

?th

Evans

Servant

Single

20

1861

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

?

Richards

Servant

Single

20

1861

Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, Wales

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