Skip to content William Roach in Pembrokeshire in the 1881 Census Details of William Roach of 21 Dref, Whitchurch by Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales First name(s)
William
Last name
Roach
Relationship
Head
Marital status
Married
Gender
Male
Age
70
Birth year
1811
Occupation
Stone Mason
Birth town
Letterston
Birth county
Pembrokeshire
Birth place
Wales
Street
21 Dref
Town
—
Parish
Whitchurch by Haverfordwest
County
Pembrokeshire
Country
Wales
Registration district
Haverfordwest
Other household members First name(s)
Last name
Relationship
Marital status
Gender
Age
Birth year
Occupation
Birth place
First name(s)
Joanna
Last name
Roach
Relationship
Wife
Marital status
Married
Gender
Female
Age
66
Birth year
1815
Occupation
-
Birth place
Walton East, Pembrokeshire, Wales
First name(s)
David
Last name
Roach
Relationship
Son
Marital status
Single
Gender
Male
Age
35
Birth year
1846
Occupation
Stone Mason
Birth place
Llanhowel, Pembrokeshire, Wales
First name(s)
Allet
Last name
Roach
Relationship
Daughter
Marital status
Single
Gender
Female
Age
22
Birth year
1859
Occupation
-
Birth place
Whitchurch, Pembrokeshire, Wales
First name(s)
Joanna J
Last name
Evans
Relationship
Grand Daughter
Marital status
Single
Gender
Female
Age
6
Birth year
1875
Occupation
Scholar
Birth place
Pembrokeshire, 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 Roach family in this 1881 Census record Includes William Roach and 4 other people Roach family summary Whitchurch by Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales
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