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Household of James Farrar (born 1831, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnsley, 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 Farrar and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Farrar, born in 1831 in Holmfirth, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary J Farrar, born in 1842 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Mary D, born 1880 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Martha A (born 1864 in Yorkshire, England), James's Servant, Harriet (born 1865 in Yorkshire, England) and James's Night Watchman, James (born 1856 in Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England).


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James Farrar's household

Male

James

Farrar

Head
Female

Mary J

Farrar

Wife
Female

Mary D

Farrar

Daughter
Female

Martha A

Semley

Servant
Female

Harriet

Leech

Servant
Male

James

Moore

Night Watchman
First name(s) James
Last name Farrar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Farrar

Head

Married

50

1831

Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England

Mary J

Farrar

Wife

Married

39

1842

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Mary D

Farrar

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Martha A

Semley

Servant

Single

17

1864

Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Leech

Servant

Single

16

1865

Yorkshire, England

James

Moore

Night Watchman

Single

25

1856

Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England

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