Skip to content Evan James in Glamorganshire in the 1881 Census Details of Evan James of 25 Davids Row, Lower Michaelstone, Glamorganshire, Wales First name(s)
Evan
Last name
James
Relationship
Son
Marital status
Single
Gender
Male
Age
22
Birth year
1859
Occupation
Iron Works (Puddler)
Birth town
—
Birth county
Glamorganshire
Birth place
Wales
Street
25 Davids Row
Town
—
Parish
Lower Michaelstone
County
Glamorganshire
Country
Wales
Registration district
Neath
Other household members First name(s)
Last name
Relationship
Marital status
Gender
Age
Birth year
Occupation
Birth place
First name(s)
David
Last name
James
Relationship
Head
Marital status
Married
Gender
Male
Age
57
Birth year
1824
Occupation
Copper Smelter
Birth place
Glamorganshire, Wales
First name(s)
Ann
Last name
James
Relationship
Wife
Marital status
Married
Gender
Female
Age
58
Birth year
1823
Occupation
Copper Smelter Wife
Birth place
Glamorganshire, Wales
First name(s)
David
Last name
James
Relationship
Son
Marital status
Single
Gender
Male
Age
17
Birth year
1864
Occupation
Land Surveyors Assistant
Birth place
Glamorganshire, Wales
About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.
As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.
When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.
The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.
Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.
See the whole James family in this 1881 Census record Includes Evan James and 3 other people James family summary Lower Michaelstone, Glamorganshire, Wales
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