William Morgan in Glamorganshire in the 1881 Census

Details of William Morgan of Picton Street, Aberavon, Glamorganshire, Wales

First name(s): William
Last name: Morgan
Relationship: Boarder Head
Marital status: Widower
Gender: Male
Age: 58
Birth year: 1823
Occupation: Harper Musician
Birth town: Cwmavon
Birth county: Glamorganshire
Birth place: Wales
Street: Picton Street
Town: —
Parish: Aberavon
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 Davies	Relationship Head	Marital status Married	Gender Male	Age 45	Birth year 1836	Occupation Tin Bar Shearer	Birth place Cwmdu, Carmarthenshire, Wales
First name(s) Hannah	Last name Davies	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 47	Birth year 1834	Occupation Tin Bar Shearer Wife	Birth place Carmarthenshire, Wales
First name(s) Mary	Last name Jenkins	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 22	Birth year 1859	Occupation -	Birth place Ystalyfera, Glamorganshire, Wales
First name(s) David	Last name Davies	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 20	Birth year 1861	Occupation Assistant Pudler (Tin)	Birth place Ystalyfera, Glamorganshire, Wales
First name(s) William	Last name Jenkins	Relationship Son In Law	Marital status Married	Gender Male	Age 24	Birth year 1857	Occupation Tin Bar Shearer	Birth place Ystalyfera, Glamorganshire, Wales
First name(s) David William	Last name Jenkins	Relationship Grand Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 2	Birth year 1879	Occupation -	Birth place Ystalyfera, Glamorganshire, Wales
First name(s) Thomas Phillip	Last name Jenkins	Relationship Grand Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 1	Birth year 1880	Occupation -	Birth place Ystalyfera, Glamorganshire, Wales
First name(s) Gomer	Last name Morgan	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 18	Birth year 1863	Occupation Tin Scrap Candler	Birth place Morriston, 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 Morgan family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes William Morgan and 8 other people

Morgan family summary

NAME: William Morgan
BORN: 1823
BIRTH COUNTY: Glamorganshire
ADDRESS IN 1881: Aberavon, Glamorganshire, Wales