William Evans in Glamorganshire in the 1881 Census

Details of William Evans of Water Street, Aberavon, Glamorganshire, Wales

First name(s): William
Last name: Evans
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Married
Gender: Male
Age: 38
Birth year: 1843
Occupation: Furnaceman (Tin)
Birth town: —
Birth county: Glamorganshire
Birth place: Wales
Street: Water 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) Ann	Last name Evans	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 31	Birth year 1850	Occupation -	Birth place Barnstaple, Devon, England
First name(s) Mary Ann	Last name Kingdom	Relationship Step Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 13	Birth year 1868	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Aberavon, Glamorganshire, Wales
First name(s) James	Last name Evans	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 9	Birth year 1872	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Aberavon, Glamorganshire, Wales
First name(s) William John	Last name Evans	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 5	Birth year 1876	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Aberavon, Glamorganshire, Wales
First name(s) Martha Jane	Last name Evans	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 3	Birth year 1878	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Aberavon, Glamorganshire, Wales
First name(s) Thomas	Last name Evans	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 2	Birth year 1879	Occupation -	Birth place Aberavon, Glamorganshire, Wales
First name(s) Edward	Last name Jones	Relationship Lodger	Marital status Married	Gender Male	Age 55	Birth year 1826	Occupation Agent	Birth place Aberavon, 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 Evans family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes William Evans and 7 other people

Evans family summary

NAME: William Evans
BORN: 1843
BIRTH COUNTY: Glamorganshire
ADDRESS IN 1881: Aberavon, Glamorganshire, Wales