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Household of David James (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Altrincham, Cheshire, 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.

David James and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David James, born in 1841 in , consisted of 10 members. David was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Annie A (born 1872 in Scotland), John G (born 1876 in Scotland) and Thomas A (born 1877 in Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Sister, Mary B (born 1843 in Scotland), David's Mother, Mary (born 1814 in Scotland), David's Aunt, Janet (born 1809 in Scotland), David's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1825 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), David's Servant, Harriet (born 1850 in Northwich, Cheshire, England) and David's Servant, Annie (born 1863 in Cockermouth, Cumberland, England).


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David James's household

Male

David

James

Head
Female

Annie A

James

Daughter
Male

John G

James

Son
Male

Thomas A

James

Son
Female

Mary B

James

Sister
Female

Mary

James

Mother
Female

Janet

James

Aunt
Female

Elizabeth

Shearman

Servant
Female

Harriet

Thompson

Servant
Female

Annie

Bunyen

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

James

Head

Widower

40

1841

Scotland

Annie A

James

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Scotland

John G

James

Son

Single

5

1876

Scotland

Thomas A

James

Son

Single

4

1877

Scotland

Mary B

James

Sister

Single

38

1843

Scotland

Mary

James

Mother

Widow

67

1814

Scotland

Janet

James

Aunt

Single

72

1809

Scotland

Elizabeth

Shearman

Servant

Married

56

1825

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Harriet

Thompson

Servant

Single

31

1850

Northwich, Cheshire, England

Annie

Bunyen

Servant

Single

18

1863

Cockermouth, Cumberland, England

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