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Household of James Dearsley (born 1852, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camberwell, London,Surrey, 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 Dearsley and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dearsley, born in 1852 in Suffolk, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Louisa Dearsley, born in 1853 in Withersfield, Suffolk, England. They had 5 children; Edward (born 1874 in Suffolk, England), Arthur (born 1875 in Suffolk, England), Walter (born 1877 in Norwood, Surrey, England), Robert (born 1879 in East Dulwich, Surrey, England) and John (born 1881 in East Dulwich, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Lodger, Reuben (born 1860 in Withersfield, Suffolk, England) and James's Lodger, John (born 1859 in Suffolk, England).


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James Dearsley's household

Male

James

Dearsley

Head
Female

Louisa

Dearsley

Wife
Male

Edward

Dearsley

Son
Male

Arthur

Dearsley

Son
Male

Walter

Dearsley

Son
Male

Robert

Dearsley

Son
Male

John

Dearsley

Son
Male

Reuben

Moore

Lodger
Male

John

Pitcher

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Dearsley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Suffolk, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dearsley

Head

Married

29

1852

Suffolk, England

Louisa

Dearsley

Wife

Married

28

1853

Withersfield, Suffolk, England

Edward

Dearsley

Son

Single

7

1874

Suffolk, England

Arthur

Dearsley

Son

Single

6

1875

Suffolk, England

Walter

Dearsley

Son

Single

4

1877

Norwood, Surrey, England

Robert

Dearsley

Son

Single

2

1879

East Dulwich, Surrey, England

John

Dearsley

Son

Single

0

1881

East Dulwich, Surrey, England

Reuben

Moore

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Withersfield, Suffolk, England

John

Pitcher

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Suffolk, England

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