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Household of Henry R James (born 1854, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, London,Middlesex, 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 R James and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry R James, born in 1854 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. Henry R was the head of the household, married to Elenor F James, born in 1856 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England. They had 1 child; Peardey St, born 1878 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Henry R's Father In Law, Samuel J (born 1822 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Henry R's Brother In Law, Henry (born 1857 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Henry R's Servant, Charles (born 1858 in Weldon, Bedfordshire, England), Henry R's Servant, William (born 1860 in Colchester, Essex, England) and Henry R's Servant, Ann (born 1842 in City of London, Middlesex, England).


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Henry R James's household

Male

Henry R

James

Head
Female

Elenor F

James

Wife
Male

Peardey St

James

Son
Male

Samuel J

Sheen

Father In Law
Male

Henry

Sheen

Brother In Law
Male

Charles

Lovell

Servant
Male

William

English

Servant
Female

Ann

Ashby

Servant
First name(s) Henry R
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry R

James

Head

Married

27

1854

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Elenor F

James

Wife

Married

25

1856

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Peardey St

James

Son

Single

3

1878

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Samuel J

Sheen

Father In Law

Widower

59

1822

Islington, Middlesex, England

Henry

Sheen

Brother In Law

Single

24

1857

City of London, Middlesex, England

Charles

Lovell

Servant

Single

23

1858

Weldon, Bedfordshire, England

William

English

Servant

Single

21

1860

Colchester, Essex, England

Ann

Ashby

Servant

Widow

39

1842

City of London, Middlesex, England

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