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Household of Henry James (born 1835, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tavistock, Devon, 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.

Henry James and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry James, born in 1835 in Beer Ferris, Devon, consisted of 10 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Emma J James, born in 1854 in Beer Ferris, Devon, England. They had 9 children; Emma J (born 1854 in Beer Ferris, Devon, England), Robert (born 1857 in Beer Ferris, Devon, England), Mary E (born 1859 in Beer Ferris, Devon, England), Annie (born 1862 in Beer Ferris, Devon, England), Eliza (born 1866 in Beer Ferris, Devon, England), William (born 1869 in Beer Ferris, Devon, England), Lucy (born 1871 in Beer Ferris, Devon, England), Edith (born 1873 in Beer Ferris, Devon, England) and Ada (born 1878 in Beer Ferris, Devon, England).


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Henry James's household

Male

Henry

James

Head
Female

Emma J

James

Daughter
Male

Robert

James

Son
Female

Mary E

James

Daughter
Female

Annie

James

Daughter
Female

Eliza

James

Daughter
Male

William

James

Son
Female

Lucy

James

Daughter
Female

Edith

James

Daughter
Female

Ada

James

Daughter
First name(s) Henry
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Beer Ferris, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

James

Head

Married

46

1835

Beer Ferris, Devon, England

Emma J

James

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Beer Ferris, Devon, England

Robert

James

Son

Single

24

1857

Beer Ferris, Devon, England

Mary E

James

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Beer Ferris, Devon, England

Annie

James

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Beer Ferris, Devon, England

Eliza

James

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Beer Ferris, Devon, England

William

James

Son

Single

12

1869

Beer Ferris, Devon, England

Lucy

James

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Beer Ferris, Devon, England

Edith

James

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Beer Ferris, Devon, England

Ada

James

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Beer Ferris, Devon, England

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