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Household of James Cunningham (born 1840, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Cunningham and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cunningham, born in 1840 in Norwich, Norfolk, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Jane Cunningham, born in 1841 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; William Hy (born 1863 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Margaret (born 1866 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Alice Jane (born 1869 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Florence Annie (born 1872 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Lucy (born 1873 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Frank (born 1877 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Gertrude (born 1878 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Mary Elizth (born 1854 in Calow, Derbyshire, England) and James's Servant, Annie (born 1867 in Everton, Lancashire, England).


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James Cunningham's household

Male

James

Cunningham

Head
Female

Sarah Jane

Cunningham

Wife
Male

William Hy

Cunningham

Son
Female

Margaret

Cunningham

Daughter
Female

Alice Jane

Cunningham

Daughter
Female

Florence Annie

Cunningham

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Cunningham

Daughter
Male

Frank

Cunningham

Son
Female

Gertrude

Cunningham

Daughter
Female

Mary Elizth

Lawton

Servant
Female

Annie

Walton

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Cunningham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Norwich, Norfolk, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Cunningham

Head

Married

41

1840

Norwich, Norfolk, England

Sarah Jane

Cunningham

Wife

Married

40

1841

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William Hy

Cunningham

Son

Single

18

1863

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Cunningham

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Alice Jane

Cunningham

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Florence Annie

Cunningham

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Lucy

Cunningham

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Frank

Cunningham

Son

Single

4

1877

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Gertrude

Cunningham

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary Elizth

Lawton

Servant

Married

27

1854

Calow, Derbyshire, England

Annie

Walton

Servant

Single

14

1867

Everton, Lancashire, England

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