Document B.

1851 England Census of the Morgan family, Wolverhampton, Bilston

Transcription of Highlighted Portion:

Parish or Township of Ecclesiastical City or Borough of Town of Village of
Bilston District of Wolverhampton Bilston
H Leonards

No. of Name Name Rela Conditi Age of Rank, Wh Whether

Householders of and tion on Professi ere Blind or
Schedule Street, Surname to on, or bor Deaf-and-Du
Place, of Each the Occupati n mb
or Person Hea on
Road in the d of
and House on Fam
Name the Night ily
or No. of the
of 30th of
house March,
1851

… … … … … M Fe … … …
ale mal
s es

… … … … … … … … … …

42 Mount Richard Hea Mar 48 Coal

Pleasa Morgan d Master
nt &
 Victualer

Mary M Wife Mar 44 ✓

Morgan

Emma Dau U 14 at Home ✓

Morgan

William Son U 14 Scholar ✓

Morgan

Richard Son U 12 Scholar ✓

H
Morgan

Anne E Dau U 10 Scholar ✓

Morgan

Charles Son U 8 Do ✓
Ja.
Morgan

George Son U 5 Do
Tho
Morgan

Wallen J Son U 3 Do
Morgan

Jenks Mot Widow 78 ✓

her
in
law

Sarah Serv U 17 General ✓

Mills ant Servant
Analysis:
This is the 1851 English census in Bilston Wolverhampton. The source shows us that
Morgan had at least 6 siblings and lived with all of them, both his parents, his maternal
grandmother, as well as a servant. His father’s job is corroborated by this source and we also
learn he was a Victualer, which is a person who is authorized to sell alcohol and liquors. We
learn he and his family were living on Mt. Pleasant when Morgan was young.
This is the source that leads us to believe that Richard Morgan was rather wealthy at the
beginning of Morgan’s life. The two traditionally well-paying and powerful occupations as a coal
mine owner and tavern owner, the large family, and the servant lead one to infer his family was
at least relatively well off for the time.
Citation:
Office for National Statistics “1851 England Census.” Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2005.