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Household of James Day (born 1831, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axbridge, Somerset, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Day, born in 1831 in Burnham, Somerset, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Day, born in 1826 in Congresbury, Somerset, England. They had 4 children; Annie (born 1855 in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England), John (born 1864 in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England), Edward (born 1866 in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England) and Arthur (born 1868 in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England). They had 3 grandchildren; Eliza (born 1868 in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England), Arthur (born 1873 in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England) and Rose (born 1876 in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Daughter In Law, Phoebe Parsons, born in 1851 in Congresbury, Somerset, England.


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James Day's household

Male

James

Day

Head
Female

Sarah

Day

Wife
Female

Annie

Day

Daughter
Male

John

Day

Son
Male

Edward

Day

Son
Male

Arthur

Day

Son
Female

Phoebe

Parsons

Daughter In Law
Female

Eliza

Parsons

Grand Daughter
Male

Arthur

Parsons

Grand Son
Female

Rose

Parsons

Grand Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Day
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Burnham, Somerset, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Day

Head

Married

50

1831

Burnham, Somerset, England

Sarah

Day

Wife

Married

55

1826

Congresbury, Somerset, England

Annie

Day

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

John

Day

Son

Single

17

1864

Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

Edward

Day

Son

Single

15

1866

Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

Arthur

Day

Son

Single

13

1868

Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

Phoebe

Parsons

Daughter In Law

Married

30

1851

Congresbury, Somerset, England

Eliza

Parsons

Grand Daughter

Single

13

1868

Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

Arthur

Parsons

Grand Son

Single

8

1873

Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

Rose

Parsons

Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

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