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Household of Evan James (born 1836, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wirral, 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.

Evan James and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Evan James, born in 1836 in Pontesbury, Shropshire, consisted of 5 members. Evan was the head of the household, married to Mary James, born in 1836 in Minsterley, Shropshire, England. They had 2 children; Sarah Ann (born 1874 in Shropshire, England) and John (born 1873 in Shropshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Evan's Lodger, Benjamin Bennett, born in 1862 in Flintshire, Wales.


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Evan James's household

Male

Evan

James

Head
Female

Mary

James

Wife
Female

Sarah Ann

Williams

Daughter
Male

John

James

Son
Male

Benjamin

Bennett

Lodger
First name(s) Evan
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Pontesbury, Shropshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Evan

James

Head

Married

45

1836

Pontesbury, Shropshire, England

Mary

James

Wife

Married

45

1836

Minsterley, Shropshire, England

Sarah Ann

Williams

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Shropshire, England

John

James

Son

Single

8

1873

Shropshire, England

Benjamin

Bennett

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Flintshire, Wales

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