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Household of James Day (born 1847, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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 Day and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Day, born in 1847 in Greenwich, Kent, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth S Day, born in 1851 in Chatham, Kent, England. They had 6 children; James (born 1873 in Faversham, Kent, England), Helen C (born 1874 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Elizabeth A (born 1875 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Harry (born 1877 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Octavius L (born 1878 in Poplar, Middlesex, England) and George (born 1881 in Poplar, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, John Anderson, born in 1843 in Sunderland, Durham, England.


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James Day's household

Male

James

Day

Head
Female

Elizabeth S

Day

Wife
Male

James

Day

Son
Female

Helen C

Day

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth A

Day

Daughter
Male

Harry

Day

Son
Male

Octavius L

Day

Son
Male

George

Day

Son
Male

John

Anderson

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Day
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Greenwich, Kent, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Day

Head

Married

34

1847

Greenwich, Kent, England

Elizabeth S

Day

Wife

Married

30

1851

Chatham, Kent, England

James

Day

Son

Single

8

1873

Faversham, Kent, England

Helen C

Day

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth A

Day

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Harry

Day

Son

Single

4

1877

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Octavius L

Day

Son

Single

3

1878

Poplar, Middlesex, England

George

Day

Son

Single

0

1881

Poplar, Middlesex, England

John

Anderson

Boarder

Single

38

1843

Sunderland, Durham, England

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