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Household of James Digby (born 1821, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edmonton, 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 Digby and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Digby, born in 1821 in Essex, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Digby, born in 1831 in Essex, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1853 in Essex, England), Jane Elizabeth (born 1861 in Essex, England), Ada Sarah (born 1865 in Essex, England), Elizabeth (born 1866 in Essex, England) and Frederick James (born 1872 in Middlesex, England). They had 1 grandchild; Louisa, born 1871 in Essex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister, Sarah (born 1830 in Essex, England), James's Servant, Frances Elizabeth (born 1859 in Middlesex, England) and James's Lodger, William (born 1862 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England).


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James Digby's household

Male

James

Digby

Head
Female

Jane

Digby

Wife
Male

William

Digby

Son
Female

Jane Elizabeth

Digby

Daughter
Female

Ada Sarah

Digby

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Digby

Daughter
Male

Frederick James

Digby

Son
Female

Louisa

Morgan

Grand Daughter
Female

Sarah

Stent

Sister
Female

Frances Elizabeth

Shepperd

Servant
Male

William

Spencer

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Digby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Essex, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Digby

Head

Married

60

1821

Essex, England

Jane

Digby

Wife

Married

50

1831

Essex, England

William

Digby

Son

Single

28

1853

Essex, England

Jane Elizabeth

Digby

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Essex, England

Ada Sarah

Digby

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Essex, England

Elizabeth

Digby

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Essex, England

Frederick James

Digby

Son

Single

9

1872

Middlesex, England

Louisa

Morgan

Grand Daughter

Single

10

1871

Essex, England

Sarah

Stent

Sister

Single

51

1830

Essex, England

Frances Elizabeth

Shepperd

Servant

Single

22

1859

Middlesex, England

William

Spencer

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Hereford, Herefordshire, England

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