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Household of James Ford (born 1853, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Yeovil, 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 Ford and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Ford, born in 1853 in Devon, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Selina Ford, born in 1849 in Crediton, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Arthur I (born 1877 in Yeovil, Somerset, England), Laura A (born 1879 in Yeovil, Somerset, England) and Edith M B (born 1881 in Yeovil, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Frank (born 1860 in Gillingham, Dorset, England) and James's Boarder, John (born 1859 in Templecombe, Somerset, England).


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James Ford's household

Male

James

Ford

Head
Female

Selina

Ford

Wife
Male

Arthur I

Ford

Son
Female

Laura A

Ford

Daughter
Female

Edith M B

Ford

Daughter
Male

Frank

Sanger

Boarder
Male

John

Davis

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Ford
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Ford

Head

Married

28

1853

Devon, England

Selina

Ford

Wife

Married

32

1849

Crediton, Devon, England

Arthur I

Ford

Son

Single

4

1877

Yeovil, Somerset, England

Laura A

Ford

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Yeovil, Somerset, England

Edith M B

Ford

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Yeovil, Somerset, England

Frank

Sanger

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Gillingham, Dorset, England

John

Davis

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Templecombe, Somerset, England

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