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Household of James Butson (born 1826, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, Lancashire, 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 Butson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Butson, born in 1826 in Tiverton, Devon, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Butson, born in 1825 in Tiverton, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Hannah (born 1863 in Tiverton, Devon, England), Harry (born 1865 in Tiverton, Devon, England) and Sylvia (born 1870 in Tiverton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, James (born 1847 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), James's Boarder, Thomas P (born 1872 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), James's Boarder, James H (born 1876 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and James's Boarder, William L (born 1880 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).


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James Butson's household

Male

James

Butson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Butson

Wife
Female

Hannah

Butson

Daughter
Male

Harry

Butson

Son
Female

Sylvia

Butson

Daughter
Male

James

Shipperbottom

Boarder
Male

Thomas P

Shipperbottom

Boarder
Male

James H

Shipperbottom

Boarder
Male

William L

Shipperbottom

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Butson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Tiverton, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Butson

Head

Married

55

1826

Tiverton, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Butson

Wife

Married

56

1825

Tiverton, Devon, England

Hannah

Butson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Tiverton, Devon, England

Harry

Butson

Son

Single

16

1865

Tiverton, Devon, England

Sylvia

Butson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Tiverton, Devon, England

James

Shipperbottom

Boarder

Widower

34

1847

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Thomas P

Shipperbottom

Boarder

Single

9

1872

Bolton, Lancashire, England

James H

Shipperbottom

Boarder

Single

5

1876

Bolton, Lancashire, England

William L

Shipperbottom

Boarder

Single

1

1880

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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