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Household of James Carter (born 1839, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire, 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 Carter and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Carter, born in 1839 in Marsden, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Carter, born in 1838 in Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Frederick C (born 1864 in Lancashire, England), Clara (born 1866 in Lancashire, England), Bertha (born 1869 in Lancashire, England), Herbert (born 1871 in Lancashire, England), Jessie (born 1874 in Lancashire, England) and Arthur (born 1877 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Martha Baxendale, born in 1850 in Lancashire, England.


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James Carter's household

Male

James

Carter

Head
Female

Sarah A

Carter

Wife
Male

Frederick C

Carter

Son
Female

Clara

Carter

Daughter
Female

Bertha

Carter

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Carter

Son
Female

Jessie

Carter

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Carter

Son
Female

Martha

Baxendale

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Carter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Marsden, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Carter

Head

Married

42

1839

Marsden, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Carter

Wife

Married

43

1838

Lancashire, England

Frederick C

Carter

Son

Single

17

1864

Lancashire, England

Clara

Carter

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Lancashire, England

Bertha

Carter

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Lancashire, England

Herbert

Carter

Son

Single

10

1871

Lancashire, England

Jessie

Carter

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Lancashire, England

Arthur

Carter

Son

Single

4

1877

Lancashire, England

Martha

Baxendale

Servant

Single

31

1850

Lancashire, England

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