Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Eli James (born 1855, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holsworthy, Devon, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

Eli James and 4 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Eli James, born in 1855 in St Dennis, Cornwall, consisted of 5 members. Eli was the head of the household, married to Sarah A James, born in 1858 in Exeter, Devon, England. They had 2 children; Alfred W (born 1880 in Halwill, Devon, England) and John H (born 1881 in Halwill, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Eli's Lodger, Thomas Furze, born in 1862 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Eli James's household

Male

Eli

James

Head
Female

Sarah A

James

Wife
Male

Alfred W

James

Son
Male

John H

James

Son
Male

Thomas

Furze

Lodger
First name(s) Eli
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place St Dennis, Cornwall, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Eli

James

Head

Married

26

1855

St Dennis, Cornwall, England

Sarah A

James

Wife

Married

23

1858

Exeter, Devon, England

Alfred W

James

Son

Single

1

1880

Halwill, Devon, England

John H

James

Son

Single

0

1881

Halwill, Devon, England

Thomas

Furze

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Eli James in Holsworthy in 1881, and follow the James family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Eli James

We’ve found Eli James in 217 family trees. Find out more about Eli James' household and view the James family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census