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Household of James Bernley (born 1840, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hunslet, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Bernley and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bernley, born in 1840 in Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Bernley, born in 1844 in Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales. They had 5 children; Mary E (born 1868 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), John W (born 1870 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Joseph (born 1872 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), James (born 1874 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Marie (born 1877 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister In Law, Minnie (born 1834 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland) and James's Brother In Law, William (born 1841 in Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales).


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James Bernley's household

Male

James

Bernley

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Bernley

Wife
Female

Mary E

Bernley

Daughter
Male

John W

Bernley

Son
Male

Joseph

Bernley

Son
Male

James

Bernley

Son
Female

Marie

Bernley

Daughter
Female

Minnie

Mason

Sister In Law
Male

William

Mason

Brother In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Bernley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bernley

Head

Married

41

1840

Yorkshire, England

Mary Jane

Bernley

Wife

Married

37

1844

Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales

Mary E

Bernley

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

John W

Bernley

Son

Single

11

1870

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Bernley

Son

Single

9

1872

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

James

Bernley

Son

Single

7

1874

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Marie

Bernley

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Minnie

Mason

Sister In Law

Single

47

1834

Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Mason

Brother In Law

Single

40

1841

Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales

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