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Household of William Williams (born 1853, Glamorganshire)

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 Williams and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Williams, born in 1853 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Williams, born in 1849 in Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales. They had 2 children; Thomas David (born 1878 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Annie Mary (born 1881 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister-In-Law, Mary Ann (born 1860 in Carmarthenshire, Wales), William's Sister-In-Law, Rosanna (born 1862 in Carmarthenshire, Wales) and William's Servant, Polly (born 1866 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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William Williams's household

Male

William

Williams

Head
Female

Ann

Williams

Wife
Male

Thomas David

Williams

Son
Female

Annie Mary

Williams

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Rees

Sister-In-Law
Female

Rosanna

Rees

Sister-In-Law
Female

Polly

Flowers

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Williams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Williams

Head

Married

28

1853

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

Ann

Williams

Wife

Married

32

1849

Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Thomas David

Williams

Son

Single

3

1878

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Annie Mary

Williams

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary Ann

Rees

Sister-In-Law

Single

21

1860

Carmarthenshire, Wales

Rosanna

Rees

Sister-In-Law

Single

19

1862

Carmarthenshire, Wales

Polly

Flowers

Servant

Single

15

1866

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

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