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Household of Henry James (born 1836, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Neath, 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.

Henry James and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry James, born in 1836 in Blakeney, Gloucestershire, consisted of 8 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Mary James, born in 1834 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 4 children; John (born 1862 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), Henry (born 1863 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), Elizabeth (born 1866 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Arthur (born 1868 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Boarder, George (born 1855 in Wiltshire, England) and Henry's Boarder, Richard (born 1851 in Barnstaple, Devon, England).


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Henry James's household

Male

Henry

James

Head
Female

Mary

James

Wife
Male

John

James

Son
Male

Henry

James

Son
Female

Elizabeth

James

Daughter
Male

Arthur

James

Son
Male

George

Denitt

Boarder
Male

Richard

Huxtable

Boarder
First name(s) Henry
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Blakeney, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

James

Head

Married

45

1836

Blakeney, Gloucestershire, England

Mary

James

Wife

Married

47

1834

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

James

Son

Single

19

1862

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Henry

James

Son

Single

18

1863

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth

James

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Arthur

James

Son

Single

13

1868

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

George

Denitt

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Wiltshire, England

Richard

Huxtable

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Barnstaple, Devon, England

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