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Household of Charles James (born 1831, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, 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.

Charles James and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles James, born in 1831 in Bath, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth James, born in 1847 in Norfolk, England. They had 3 children; John (born 1863 in Kensington, Middlesex, England), Langlay (born 1866 in Kensington, Middlesex, England) and George (born 1870 in Kensington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Charles's Boarder, Walter (born 1858 in Essex, England), Charles's Boarder, William (born 1861 in Stoke, Buckinghamshire, England) and Charles's Boarder, Henry (born 1858 in Lowestoft, Suffolk, England).


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Charles James's household

Male

Charles

James

Head
Female

Elizabeth

James

Wife
Male

John

James

Son
Male

Langlay

James

Son
Male

George

James

Son
Male

Walter

Smith

Boarder
Male

William

Merry

Boarder
Male

Henry

Cole

Boarder
First name(s) Charles
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Bath, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

James

Head

Married

50

1831

Bath, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

James

Wife

Married

34

1847

Norfolk, England

John

James

Son

Single

18

1863

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Langlay

James

Son

Single

15

1866

Kensington, Middlesex, England

George

James

Son

Single

11

1870

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Walter

Smith

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Essex, England

William

Merry

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Stoke, Buckinghamshire, England

Henry

Cole

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Lowestoft, Suffolk, England

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