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Household of Arthur James (born 1844, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Toxteth Park, Lancashire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Arthur James and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Arthur James, born in 1844 in Cornwall, consisted of 8 members. Arthur was the head of the household, married to Mercy James, born in 1851 in Mousehole, Cornwall, England. They had 5 children; Mercy (born 1871 in Mousehole, Cornwall, England), Arthur (born 1873 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Joseph P (born 1875 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Mary F (born 1878 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Beatrice (born 1881 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Arthur's Sister, E Pentreath, born in 1849 in Mousehole, Cornwall, England.


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Arthur James's household

Male

Arthur

James

Head
Female

Mercy

James

Wife
Female

Mercy

James

Daughter
Male

Arthur

James

Son
Male

Joseph P

James

Son
Female

Mary F

James

Daughter
Female

Beatrice

James

Daughter
Female

E

Pentreath

Sister
First name(s) Arthur
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Cornwall, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Arthur

James

Head

Married

37

1844

Cornwall, England

Mercy

James

Wife

Married

30

1851

Mousehole, Cornwall, England

Mercy

James

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Mousehole, Cornwall, England

Arthur

James

Son

Single

8

1873

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Joseph P

James

Son

Single

6

1875

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary F

James

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Beatrice

James

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

E

Pentreath

Sister

Single

32

1849

Mousehole, Cornwall, England

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