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Household of James Ferris (born 1846, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wellington, Somerset, 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 Ferris and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Ferris, born in 1846 in Pitminster, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary A Ferris, born in 1845 in Pitminster, Somerset, England. They had 5 children; Mary J (born 1868 in Wellington, Somerset, England), Anna (born 1870 in Brompton Ralph, Somerset, England), Lucy (born 1872 in Fitzhead, Somerset, England), Harry (born 1879 in Fitzhead, Somerset, England) and Bessie (born 1881 in Wellington, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger, Frank Ferris, born in 1847 in Corfe, Somerset, England.


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James Ferris's household

Male

James

Ferris

Head
Female

Mary A

Ferris

Wife
Female

Mary J

Ferris

Daughter
Female

Anna

Ferris

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Ferris

Daughter
Male

Harry

Ferris

Son
Female

Bessie

Ferris

Daughter
Male

Frank

Ferris

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Ferris
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Pitminster, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Ferris

Head

Married

35

1846

Pitminster, Somerset, England

Mary A

Ferris

Wife

Married

36

1845

Pitminster, Somerset, England

Mary J

Ferris

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Wellington, Somerset, England

Anna

Ferris

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Brompton Ralph, Somerset, England

Lucy

Ferris

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Fitzhead, Somerset, England

Harry

Ferris

Son

Single

2

1879

Fitzhead, Somerset, England

Bessie

Ferris

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Wellington, Somerset, England

Frank

Ferris

Lodger

Single

34

1847

Corfe, Somerset, England

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