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Household of James Gittens (born 1824, Cambridgeshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gittens, born in 1824 in Burwell, Cambridgeshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Rebecca Gittens, born in 1835 in Swaffham, Cambridgeshire, England. They had 4 children; Mercy (born 1871 in Swaffham, Cambridgeshire, England), James J (born 1876 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), Robert (born 1879 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) and John W (born 1881 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Step Daughter, Mary Brown, born in 1859 in Swaffham, Cambridgeshire, England.


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James Gittens's household

Male

James

Gittens

Head
Female

Rebecca

Gittens

Wife
Female

Mary

Brown

Step Daughter
Female

Mercy

Gittens

Daughter
Male

James J

Gittens

Son
Male

Robert

Gittens

Son
Male

John W

Gittens

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Gittens
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Burwell, Cambridgeshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gittens

Head

Married

57

1824

Burwell, Cambridgeshire, England

Rebecca

Gittens

Wife

Married

46

1835

Swaffham, Cambridgeshire, England

Mary

Brown

Step Daughter

Single

22

1859

Swaffham, Cambridgeshire, England

Mercy

Gittens

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Swaffham, Cambridgeshire, England

James J

Gittens

Son

Single

5

1876

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Gittens

Son

Single

2

1879

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

John W

Gittens

Son

Single

0

1881

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

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