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Household of James Bishop (born 1816, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thanet, Kent, 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 Bishop and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bishop, born in 1816 in Ramsgate, Kent, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Eliza Bishop, born in 1826 in Kent, England. They had 3 children; Minnie (born 1865 in Margate, Kent, England), James (born 1856 in Margate, Kent, England) and Alice (born 1880 in Margate, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Maria (born 1857 in Margate, Kent, England), James's Visitor, Alice (born 1874 in Faversham, Kent, England), James's Boarder, Emily (born 1867 in City of London, Middlesex, England) and James's Servant, Joseph (born 1862 in Gravesend, Kent, England).


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James Bishop's household

Male

James

Bishop

Head
Female

Eliza

Bishop

Wife
Female

Minnie

Bishop

Daughter
Male

James

Bishop

Son
Female

Alice

Bishop

Daughter
Female

Maria

Harris

Servant
Female

Alice

Head

Visitor
Female

Emily

Dempsey

Boarder
Male

Joseph

Attwell

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Bishop
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Ramsgate, Kent, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bishop

Head

Married

65

1816

Ramsgate, Kent, England

Eliza

Bishop

Wife

Married

55

1826

Kent, England

Minnie

Bishop

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Margate, Kent, England

James

Bishop

Son

Single

25

1856

Margate, Kent, England

Alice

Bishop

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Margate, Kent, England

Maria

Harris

Servant

Single

24

1857

Margate, Kent, England

Alice

Head

Visitor

Single

7

1874

Faversham, Kent, England

Emily

Dempsey

Boarder

Single

14

1867

City of London, Middlesex, England

Joseph

Attwell

Servant

Single

19

1862

Gravesend, Kent, England

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