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Household of James B Lane (born 1815, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridport, Dorset, 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 Lane and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James B Lane, born in 1815 in Pilsdon, Dorset, consisted of 7 members. James B was the head of the household, married to Esther Lane, born in 1819 in Marshwood, Dorset, England. They had 1 child; Rachel, born 1846 in Pilsdon, Dorset, England. They had 2 grandchildren; Jessie F (born 1870 in Portesham, Dorset, England) and Henry (born 1876 in Portesham, Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James B's Son In Law, Charles John (born 1842 in Puddletown, Dorset, England) and James B's Servant, Emma (born 1866 in Marshwood, Dorset, England).


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James B Lane's household

Male

James B

Lane

Head
Female

Esther

Lane

Wife
Male

Charles John

Hedditch

Son In Law
Female

Rachel

Hedditch

Daughter
Female

Jessie F

Hedditch

Grand Daughter
Male

Henry

Hedditch

Grand Son
Female

Emma

Reader

Servant
First name(s) James B
Last name Lane
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Pilsdon, Dorset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James B

Lane

Head

Married

66

1815

Pilsdon, Dorset, England

Esther

Lane

Wife

Married

62

1819

Marshwood, Dorset, England

Charles John

Hedditch

Son In Law

Married

39

1842

Puddletown, Dorset, England

Rachel

Hedditch

Daughter

Married

35

1846

Pilsdon, Dorset, England

Jessie F

Hedditch

Grand Daughter

Single

11

1870

Portesham, Dorset, England

Henry

Hedditch

Grand Son

Single

5

1876

Portesham, Dorset, England

Emma

Reader

Servant

Single

15

1866

Marshwood, Dorset, England

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