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Household of James Dovenor (born 1833, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Dovenor and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dovenor, born in 1833 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Dovenor, born in 1832 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; A H (born 1858 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), M E (born 1860 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), P H (born 1862 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), G H (born 1864 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), L (born 1868 in Headingley, Yorkshire, England) and T C (born 1873 in Headingley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, M J (born 1859 in London, Middlesex, England) and James's Servant, Sarah (born 1865 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).


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James Dovenor's household

Male

James

Dovenor

Head
Female

Sarah

Dovenor

Wife
Male

A H

Dovenor

Son
Female

M E

Dovenor

Daughter
Female

P H

Dovenor

Daughter
Male

G H

Dovenor

Son
Female

L

Dovenor

Daughter
Female

M J

Johnson

Servant
Female

Sarah

Johnson

Servant
Male

T C

Dovenor

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Dovenor
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dovenor

Head

Married

48

1833

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Dovenor

Wife

Married

49

1832

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

A H

Dovenor

Son

Single

23

1858

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

M E

Dovenor

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

P H

Dovenor

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

G H

Dovenor

Son

Single

17

1864

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

L

Dovenor

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Headingley, Yorkshire, England

M J

Johnson

Servant

Single

22

1859

London, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Johnson

Servant

Single

16

1865

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

T C

Dovenor

Son

Single

8

1873

Headingley, Yorkshire, England

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