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Household of Frank James (born 1823, Glamorganshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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.

Frank James and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Frank James, born in 1823 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, consisted of 15 members. Frank was the head of the household, married to Mary James, born in 1834 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 7 children; Edith (born 1860 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales), Maude (born 1861 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales), Frank (born 1862 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales), Mary Gertrude (born 1868 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales), Annie (born 1869 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales), Constance Eliza (born 1874 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Fanny (born 1855 in Glamorganshire, Wales). They had 1 grandchild; Elizabeth Christable, born 1881 in Deptford, Kent, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Frank's Son In Law, Christopher Jas (born 1850 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), Frank's Servant, Ann (born 1854 in Vaynor, Brecknockshire, Wales), Frank's Servant, Ann (born 1853 in Glamorganshire, Wales), Frank's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1861 in Glamorganshire, Wales) and Frank's Servant, Rebecca (born 1845 in Vaynor, Brecknockshire, Wales).


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Frank James's household

Male

Frank

James

Head
Female

Mary

James

Wife
Female

Edith

James

Daughter
Female

Maude

James

Daughter
Male

Frank

James

Son
Female

Mary Gertrude

James

Daughter
Female

Annie

James

Daughter
Female

Constance Eliza

James

Daughter
Male

Christopher Jas

Brook

Son In Law
Female

Fanny

Brook

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Christable

Brook

Grand Daughter
Female

Ann

Lewis

Servant
Female

Ann

Jones

Servant
Female

Mary Ann

Watkins

Servant
Female

Rebecca

Thomas

Servant
First name(s) Frank
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Frank

James

Head

Married

58

1823

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary

James

Wife

Married

47

1834

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

Edith

James

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

Maude

James

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

Frank

James

Son

Single

19

1862

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary Gertrude

James

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

Annie

James

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

Constance Eliza

James

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

Christopher Jas

Brook

Son In Law

Married

31

1850

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Fanny

Brook

Daughter

Married

26

1855

Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth Christable

Brook

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Deptford, Kent, England

Ann

Lewis

Servant

Single

27

1854

Vaynor, Brecknockshire, Wales

Ann

Jones

Servant

Single

28

1853

Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary Ann

Watkins

Servant

Single

20

1861

Glamorganshire, Wales

Rebecca

Thomas

Servant

Widow

36

1845

Vaynor, Brecknockshire, Wales

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