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Household of James Appleton (born 1855, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wandsworth, London,Surrey, 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.

James Appleton and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Appleton, born in 1855 in Newton, Dorset, consisted of 14 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Appleton, born in 1843 in Devon, England. They had 7 children; Joseph (born 1865 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), Selina (born 1867 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), George (born 1869 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), Sydney (born 1871 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), Margaret (born 1873 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), William (born 1876 in Lambeth, Surrey, England) and Jane (born 1878 in Battersea, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Thomas (born 1854 in -), James's Boarder, Frederick (born 1860 in Forest Gate, Essex, England), James's Boarder, Charles (born 1859 in Leamington, Warwickshire, England), James's Boarder, John (born 1856 in Thames Ditton, Surrey, England) and James's Visitor, Benjamin (born 1853 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England).


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James Appleton's household

Male

James

Appleton

Head
Female

Sarah

Appleton

Wife
Male

Joseph

Appleton

Son
Female

Selina

Appleton

Daughter
Male

George

Appleton

Son
Male

Sydney

Appleton

Son
Female

Margaret

Appleton

Daughter
Male

William

Appleton

Son
Female

Jane

Appleton

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Packer

Boarder
Male

Frederick

Crockit

Boarder
Male

Charles

Kinton

Boarder
Male

John

Carver

Boarder
Male

Benjamin

Lacey

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Appleton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Newton, Dorset, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Appleton

Head

Married

26

1855

Newton, Dorset, England

Sarah

Appleton

Wife

Married

38

1843

Devon, England

Joseph

Appleton

Son

Single

16

1865

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Selina

Appleton

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Lambeth, Surrey, England

George

Appleton

Son

Single

12

1869

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Sydney

Appleton

Son

Single

10

1871

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Margaret

Appleton

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Lambeth, Surrey, England

William

Appleton

Son

Single

5

1876

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Jane

Appleton

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Battersea, Surrey, England

Thomas

Packer

Boarder

Single

27

1854

-

Frederick

Crockit

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Forest Gate, Essex, England

Charles

Kinton

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Leamington, Warwickshire, England

John

Carver

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Thames Ditton, Surrey, England

Benjamin

Lacey

Visitor

Married

28

1853

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

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