John Williams in Monmouthshire in the 1881 Census

Details of John Williams of 48 Commercial Street, Bedwelty, Monmouthshire, Wales

First name(s): John
Last name: Williams
Relationship: Boarder
Marital status: Single
Gender: Male
Age: —
Birth year: —
Occupation: Infant
Birth town: Monmouth
Birth county: Monmouthshire
Birth place: Wales
Street: 48 Commercial Street
Town: —
Parish: Bedwelty
County: Monmouthshire
Country: Wales
Registration district: Bedwelty

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) William	Last name Medlicot	Relationship Head	Marital status Married	Gender Male	Age 45	Birth year 1836	Occupation Coal Miner	Birth place Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales
First name(s) Rachel	Last name Medlicot	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 42	Birth year 1839	Occupation Wife	Birth place Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales
First name(s) Jackob	Last name Medlicot	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 20	Birth year 1861	Occupation -	Birth place Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales
First name(s) John	Last name Williams	Relationship Boarder	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 44	Birth year 1837	Occupation Coal Miner	Birth place Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales
First name(s) John	Last name Thomas	Relationship Boarder	Marital status Married	Gender Male	Age 34	Birth year 1847	Occupation Boiler Maker	Birth place Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales
First name(s) Sarah	Last name Thomas	Relationship Boarder Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 26	Birth year 1855	Occupation Wife	Birth place Monmouth, Monmouthshire, 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 Williams family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes John Williams and 6 other people

Williams family summary

NAME: John Williams
BORN: -
BIRTH COUNTY: Monmouthshire
ADDRESS IN 1881: Bedwelty, Monmouthshire, Wales