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Household of James Bailey (born 1840, Buckinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Saviour Southwark, 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 Bailey and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bailey, born in 1840 in Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Bailey, born in 1848 in Elham, Kent, England. They had 4 children; Ann (born 1875 in Newington, Surrey, England), James (born 1877 in Newington, Surrey, England), Frederick (born 1879 in Newington, Surrey, England) and John (born 1875 in Brixton, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger Head, John Dowsett, born in 1842 in Lambeth, Surrey, England.


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James Bailey's household

Male

James

Bailey

Head
Female

Sarah

Bailey

Wife
Female

Ann

Bailey

Daughter
Male

James

Bailey

Son
Male

Frederick

Bailey

Son
Male

John

Dowsett

Lodger Head
Female

Elizabeth

Dowsett

Wife
Male

John

Dowsett

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Bailey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bailey

Head

Married

41

1840

Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire, England

Sarah

Bailey

Wife

Married

33

1848

Elham, Kent, England

Ann

Bailey

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Newington, Surrey, England

James

Bailey

Son

Single

4

1877

Newington, Surrey, England

Frederick

Bailey

Son

Single

2

1879

Newington, Surrey, England

John

Dowsett

Lodger Head

Married

39

1842

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Elizabeth

Dowsett

Wife

Married

33

1848

St James, Middlesex, England

John

Dowsett

Son

Single

6

1875

Brixton, Surrey, England

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