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Household of James Graves (born 1835, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Woolwich, London,Kent, 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 Graves and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Graves, born in 1835 in Walmer, Sussex, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Dorothy Graves, born in 1835 in West Indies. They had 7 children; Alfred (born 1857 in West Indies), James (born 1859 in West Indies), Herbert (born 1862 in West Indies), Laban (born 1865 in West Indies), Maria (born 1867 in West Indies), William A (born 1869 in West Indies) and Eugenia (born 1872 in West Indies).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, George Irwin, born in 1863 in Plymouth, Devon, England.


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James Graves's household

Male

James

Graves

Head
Female

Dorothy

Graves

Wife
Male

Alfred

Graves

Son
Male

James

Graves

Son
Male

Herbert

Graves

Son
Male

Laban

Graves

Son
Female

Maria

Graves

Daughter
Male

William A

Graves

Son
Female

Eugenia

Graves

Daughter
Male

George

Irwin

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Graves
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Walmer, Sussex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Graves

Head

Married

46

1835

Walmer, Sussex, England

Dorothy

Graves

Wife

Married

46

1835

West Indies

Alfred

Graves

Son

Single

24

1857

West Indies

James

Graves

Son

Single

22

1859

West Indies

Herbert

Graves

Son

Single

19

1862

West Indies

Laban

Graves

Son

Single

16

1865

West Indies

Maria

Graves

Daughter

Single

14

1867

West Indies

William A

Graves

Son

Single

12

1869

West Indies

Eugenia

Graves

Daughter

Single

9

1872

West Indies

George

Irwin

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Plymouth, Devon, England

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