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Household of James Harris (born 1847, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Croydon, Surrey, 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 Harris and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Harris, born in 1847 in Brixton, Surrey, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Esther Harris, born in 1853 in Beckenham, Kent, England. They had 5 children; James (born 1872 in Upper Norwood, Surrey, England), Florence (born 1874 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Nellie (born 1875 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Charles (born 1879 in South Norwood, Surrey, England) and Rosy (born 1880 in South Norwood, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, John Huggett, born in 1854 in Mitcham, Surrey, England.


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James Harris's household

Male

James

Harris

Head
Female

Esther

Harris

Wife
Male

James

Harris

Son
Female

Florence

Harris

Daughter
Female

Nellie

Harris

Daughter
Male

Charles

Harris

Son
Female

Rosy

Harris

Daughter
Male

John

Huggett

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Harris
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Brixton, Surrey, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Harris

Head

Married

34

1847

Brixton, Surrey, England

Esther

Harris

Wife

Married

28

1853

Beckenham, Kent, England

James

Harris

Son

Single

9

1872

Upper Norwood, Surrey, England

Florence

Harris

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Croydon, Surrey, England

Nellie

Harris

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Croydon, Surrey, England

Charles

Harris

Son

Single

2

1879

South Norwood, Surrey, England

Rosy

Harris

Daughter

Single

1

1880

South Norwood, Surrey, England

John

Huggett

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Mitcham, Surrey, England

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