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Household of Henry Jones (born 1831, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oswestry, Shropshire, England

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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.

Henry Jones and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Jones, born in 1831 in Melverley, Shropshire, consisted of 11 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Mary Jones, born in 1836 in Ruyton Xi Towns, Shropshire, England. They had 7 children; Eliza (born 1859 in Ruyton Xi Towns, Shropshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1863 in Ruyton Xi Towns, Shropshire, England), Emily (born 1867 in Ruyton Xi Towns, Shropshire, England), Henry (born 1869 in Ruyton Xi Towns, Shropshire, England), Edward (born 1873 in Ruyton Xi Towns, Shropshire, England), William (born 1877 in Ruyton Xi Towns, Shropshire, England) and Benjamin (born 1879 in Knockin, Shropshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Servant, Walter (born 1863 in Melverley, Shropshire, England) and Henry's Servant, Benjamin (born 1862 in Ruyton Xi Towns, Shropshire, England).


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Henry Jones's household

Male

Henry

Jones

Head
Female

Mary

Jones

Wife
Female

Eliza

Jones

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Jones

Daughter
Female

Emily

Jones

Daughter
Male

Henry

Jones

Son
Male

Edward

Jones

Son
Male

William

Jones

Son
Male

Benjamin

Jones

Son
Male

Walter

Thomas

Servant
Male

Benjamin

Price

Servant
First name(s) Henry
Last name Jones
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Melverley, Shropshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Jones

Head

Married

50

1831

Melverley, Shropshire, England

Mary

Jones

Wife

Married

45

1836

Ruyton Xi Towns, Shropshire, England

Eliza

Jones

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Ruyton Xi Towns, Shropshire, England

Elizabeth

Jones

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Ruyton Xi Towns, Shropshire, England

Emily

Jones

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Ruyton Xi Towns, Shropshire, England

Henry

Jones

Son

Single

12

1869

Ruyton Xi Towns, Shropshire, England

Edward

Jones

Son

Single

8

1873

Ruyton Xi Towns, Shropshire, England

William

Jones

Son

Single

4

1877

Ruyton Xi Towns, Shropshire, England

Benjamin

Jones

Son

Single

2

1879

Knockin, Shropshire, England

Walter

Thomas

Servant

Single

18

1863

Melverley, Shropshire, England

Benjamin

Price

Servant

Single

19

1862

Ruyton Xi Towns, Shropshire, England

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