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Household of James Bettles (born 1847, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bethnal Green, London,Middlesex, 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 Bettles and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bettles, born in 1847 in City of London, Middlesex, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Bettles, born in 1851 in Norwich, Norfolk, England. They had 5 children; Edith (born 1877 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Alice (born 1879 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Alfred (born 1872 in St George in the East, Middlesex, England), William (born 1875 in St George in the East, Middlesex, England) and Henry (born 1879 in Victoria Park, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother, Sophia (born 1811 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), James's Lodger, Amelia (born 1839 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England) and James's Other, Maria (born 1850 in Borough, Surrey, England).


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James Bettles's household

Male

James

Bettles

Head
Female

Sarah

Bettles

Wife
Female

Edith

Bettles

Daughter
Female

Alice

Bettles

Daughter
Female

Sophia

Bettles

Mother
Female

Amelia

Wood

Lodger
Female

Maria

Morgan

Other
Male

Alfred

Morgan

Son
Male

William

Morgan

Son
Male

Henry

Morgan

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Bettles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place City of London, Middlesex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bettles

Head

Married

34

1847

City of London, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Bettles

Wife

Married

30

1851

Norwich, Norfolk, England

Edith

Bettles

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Alice

Bettles

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Sophia

Bettles

Mother

Widow

70

1811

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Amelia

Wood

Lodger

Single

42

1839

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

Maria

Morgan

Other

Married

31

1850

Borough, Surrey, England

Alfred

Morgan

Son

Single

9

1872

St George in the East, Middlesex, England

William

Morgan

Son

Single

6

1875

St George in the East, Middlesex, England

Henry

Morgan

Son

Single

2

1879

Victoria Park, Middlesex, England

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