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Household of James Fitton (born 1827, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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 Fitton and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Fitton, born in 1827 in Shelley, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Fitton, born in 1835 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; James (born 1859 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England), Edgar (born 1861 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England), Herbert (born 1863 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England), Annie C (born 1865 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England), Frederick (born 1870 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England) and Sarah F (born 1873 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Oscar, born 1879 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Mary Forbes, born in 1859 in Hutton Cranswick, Yorkshire, England.


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James Fitton's household

Male

James

Fitton

Head
Female

Sarah

Fitton

Wife
Male

James

Fitton

Son
Male

Edgar

Fitton

Son
Male

Herbert

Fitton

Son
Female

Annie C

Fitton

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Fitton

Son
Female

Sarah F

Fitton

Daughter
Male

Oscar

Fitton

Grand Son
Female

Mary

Forbes

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Fitton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Shelley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Fitton

Head

Married

54

1827

Shelley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Fitton

Wife

Married

46

1835

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

James

Fitton

Son

Single

22

1859

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Edgar

Fitton

Son

Single

20

1861

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Herbert

Fitton

Son

Single

18

1863

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Annie C

Fitton

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Frederick

Fitton

Son

Single

11

1870

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Sarah F

Fitton

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Oscar

Fitton

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Forbes

Servant

Single

22

1859

Hutton Cranswick, Yorkshire, England

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