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Household of James Harris (born 1818, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochford, Essex, 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 1818 in Barnstaple, Devon, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Harris, born in 1819 in King's Lynn, Norfolk, England. They had 2 children; Frederick J (born 1855 in St Mary's, Hampshire, England) and Ernest C (born 1860 in St Mary's).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother Daughter, Grace G (born 1787 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), James's Sister, Caroline (born 1825 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), James's Servant, Alice J (born 1860 in Purleigh, Essex, England) and James's Servant, Emily (born 1865 in Essex, England).


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James Harris's household

Male

James

Harris

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Harris

Wife
Male

Frederick J

Harris

Son
Male

Ernest C

Harris

Son
Female

Grace G

Harris

Mother Daughter
Female

Caroline

Lodge

Sister
Female

Alice J

Brown

Servant
Female

Emily

Barnes

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Harris
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Barnstaple, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Harris

Head

Married

63

1818

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Harris

Wife

Married

62

1819

King's Lynn, Norfolk, England

Frederick J

Harris

Son

Single

26

1855

St Mary's, Hampshire, England

Ernest C

Harris

Son

Single

21

1860

St Mary's

Grace G

Harris

Mother Daughter

Widow

94

1787

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Caroline

Lodge

Sister

Widow

56

1825

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Alice J

Brown

Servant

Single

21

1860

Purleigh, Essex, England

Emily

Barnes

Servant

Single

16

1865

Essex, England

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