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Household of James B Barforth (born 1847, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birmingham, Warwickshire, 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 B Barforth and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James B Barforth, born in 1847 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. James B was the head of the household, married to Margaret A Barforth, born in 1841 in Berry Hill, Gloucestershire, England. They had 3 children; James S (born 1873 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Rose (born 1878 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Mary (born 1880 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James B's Boarder Lodger, Thomas Williamson, born in 1857 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.


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James B Barforth's household

Male

James B

Barforth

Head
Female

Margaret A

Barforth

Wife
Male

James S

Barforth

Son
Female

Rose

Barforth

Daughter
Female

Mary

Barforth

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Williamson

Boarder Lodger
First name(s) James B
Last name Barforth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James B

Barforth

Head

Married

34

1847

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Margaret A

Barforth

Wife

Married

40

1841

Berry Hill, Gloucestershire, England

James S

Barforth

Son

Single

8

1873

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Rose

Barforth

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Mary

Barforth

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Thomas

Williamson

Boarder Lodger

Single

24

1857

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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