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Household of James Glenn (born 1841, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Selby, 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 Glenn and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Glenn, born in 1841 in Drax, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Hannah Glenn, born in 1845 in Hemingbrough, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Emily (born 1872 in Drax, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1875 in Drax, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1879 in Drax, Yorkshire, England) and Henry (born 1881 in Drax, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister In Law, Elizabeth (born 1827 in Hemingbrough, Yorkshire, England), James's Niece, Elizabeth (born 1871 in Drax, Yorkshire, England) and James's Nephew, James (born 1863 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England).


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James Glenn's household

Male

James

Glenn

Head
Female

Hannah

Glenn

Wife
Female

Emily

Glenn

Daughter
Female

Mary

Glenn

Daughter
Male

William

Glenn

Son
Male

Henry

Glenn

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Jackson

Sister In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Watson

Niece
Male

James

Robinson

Nephew
First name(s) James
Last name Glenn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Drax, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Glenn

Head

Married

40

1841

Drax, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Glenn

Wife

Married

36

1845

Hemingbrough, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Glenn

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Drax, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Glenn

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Drax, Yorkshire, England

William

Glenn

Son

Single

2

1879

Drax, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Glenn

Son

Single

0

1881

Drax, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Jackson

Sister In Law

Widow

54

1827

Hemingbrough, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Watson

Niece

Single

10

1871

Drax, Yorkshire, England

James

Robinson

Nephew

Single

18

1863

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

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