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Household of James Day (born 1838, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontypridd, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Day, born in 1838 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 13 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ellen Day, born in 1841 in -. They had 10 children; Gordon (born 1860 in -), Flora (born 1862 in -), Annie (born 1864 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Rose (born 1866 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England), Wallace (born 1870 in Newport, Essex, England), Willie (born 1872 in Newport, Essex, England), Lucy (born 1874 in Newport, Essex, England), Emy (born 1877 in Pentre), Ivor (born 1880 in Pentre) and Collin (born 1881 in Pentre).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Edwin Penny, born in 1861 in Somerset, England.


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James Day's household

Male

James

Day

Head
Female

Ellen

Day

Wife
Male

Gordon

Day

Son
Female

Flora

Day

Daughter
Female

Annie

Day

Daughter
Female

Rose

Day

Daughter
Female

Wallace

Day

Daughter
Male

Willie

Day

Son
Female

Lucy

Day

Daughter
Female

Emy

Day

Daughter
Male

Ivor

Day

Son
Male

Collin

Day

Son
Male

Edwin

Penny

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Day
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Day

Head

Married

43

1838

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ellen

Day

Wife

Married

40

1841

-

Gordon

Day

Son

Single

21

1860

-

Flora

Day

Daughter

Single

19

1862

-

Annie

Day

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Rose

Day

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Wallace

Day

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Newport, Essex, England

Willie

Day

Son

Single

9

1872

Newport, Essex, England

Lucy

Day

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Newport, Essex, England

Emy

Day

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Pentre

Ivor

Day

Son

Single

1

1880

Pentre

Collin

Day

Son

Single

0

1881

Pentre

Edwin

Penny

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Somerset, England

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