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Household of James Coombs (born 1844, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wincanton, Dorset, 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 Coombs and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Coombs, born in 1844 in Buckhorn Weston, Dorset, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Coombs, born in 1847 in Kington Magna, Dorset, England. They had 6 children; Bessie (born 1867 in Kington Magna, Dorset, England), Jane (born 1871 in Kington Magna, Dorset, England), William (born 1873 in Kington Magna, Dorset, England), Charles (born 1875 in Kington Magna, Dorset, England), Hugh (born 1877 in Kington Magna, Dorset, England) and Ellen Mary (born 1879 in Kington Magna, Dorset, England).


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James Coombs's household

Male

James

Coombs

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Coombs

Wife
Female

Bessie

Coombs

Daughter
Female

Jane

Coombs

Daughter
Male

William

Coombs

Son
Male

Charles

Coombs

Son
Male

Hugh

Coombs

Son
Female

Ellen Mary

Coombs

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Coombs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Buckhorn Weston, Dorset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Coombs

Head

Married

37

1844

Buckhorn Weston, Dorset, England

Mary Ann

Coombs

Wife

Married

34

1847

Kington Magna, Dorset, England

Bessie

Coombs

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Kington Magna, Dorset, England

Jane

Coombs

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Kington Magna, Dorset, England

William

Coombs

Son

Single

8

1873

Kington Magna, Dorset, England

Charles

Coombs

Son

Single

6

1875

Kington Magna, Dorset, England

Hugh

Coombs

Son

Single

4

1877

Kington Magna, Dorset, England

Ellen Mary

Coombs

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Kington Magna, Dorset, England

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