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Household of James Gurney (born 1846, Yorkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gurney, born in 1846 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary C Gurney, born in 1846 in Crafton, Buckinghamshire, England. They had 4 children; James Theopilus (born 1870 in Halton, Yorkshire, England), John Luck (born 1872 in Headingley, Yorkshire, England), Ernest Russell (born 1879 in Headingley, Yorkshire, England) and Ethel Mary (born 1881 in Headingley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Cousin, Joseph Thos (born 1866 in Dartford, Kent, England), James's Cook, Grace (born 1841 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), James's Nurse, Mary Matilda (born 1861 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England) and James's Sister, Mary Jane (born 1851 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England).


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James Gurney's household

Male

James

Gurney

Head
Female

Mary C

Gurney

Wife
Male

James Theopilus

Gurney

Son
Male

John Luck

Gurney

Son
Male

Ernest Russell

Gurney

Son
Female

Ethel Mary

Gurney

Daughter
Male

Joseph Thos

Gurney

Cousin
Female

Grace

Glover

Cook
Female

Mary Matilda

Braithwaite

Nurse
Female

Mary Jane

Gurney

Sister
First name(s) James
Last name Gurney
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gurney

Head

Married

35

1846

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Mary C

Gurney

Wife

Married

35

1846

Crafton, Buckinghamshire, England

James Theopilus

Gurney

Son

Single

11

1870

Halton, Yorkshire, England

John Luck

Gurney

Son

Single

9

1872

Headingley, Yorkshire, England

Ernest Russell

Gurney

Son

Single

2

1879

Headingley, Yorkshire, England

Ethel Mary

Gurney

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Headingley, Yorkshire, England

Joseph Thos

Gurney

Cousin

Single

15

1866

Dartford, Kent, England

Grace

Glover

Cook

Single

40

1841

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Mary Matilda

Braithwaite

Nurse

Single

20

1861

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Mary Jane

Gurney

Sister

Single

30

1851

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

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