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Household of Edgar Theophilus James (born 1853, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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.

Edgar Theophilus James and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edgar Theophilus James, born in 1853 in Poplar, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. Edgar Theophilus was the head of the household, married to Sarah A James, born in 1852 in Poplar, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Annie E (born 1876 in Plaistow, Essex, England), Alice M (born 1878 in Plaistow, Essex, England), Edgar C (born 1879 in Plaistow, Essex, England) and Percy F (born 1881 in Plaistow, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edgar Theophilus's Servant, Mary Emma Bolt, born in 1866 in Plymouth, Devon, England.


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Edgar Theophilus James's household

Male

Edgar Theophilus

James

Head
Female

Sarah A

James

Wife
Female

Annie E

James

Daughter
Female

Alice M

James

Daughter
Male

Edgar C

James

Son
Male

Percy F

James

Son
Female

Mary Emma

Bolt

Servant
First name(s) Edgar Theophilus
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Poplar, Middlesex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edgar Theophilus

James

Head

Married

28

1853

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Sarah A

James

Wife

Married

29

1852

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Annie E

James

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Plaistow, Essex, England

Alice M

James

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Plaistow, Essex, England

Edgar C

James

Son

Single

2

1879

Plaistow, Essex, England

Percy F

James

Son

Single

0

1881

Plaistow, Essex, England

Mary Emma

Bolt

Servant

Single

15

1866

Plymouth, Devon, England

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