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Household of James Harris (born 1831, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axminster, Devon, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Harris, born in 1831 in Chard, Somerset, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Harris, born in 1834 in Combpyne, Devon, England. They had 7 children; George (born 1859 in Combpyne, Devon, England), Jael (born 1862 in Combpyne, Devon, England), Edwin (born 1864 in Combpyne, Devon, England), Charles (born 1869 in Combpyne, Devon, England), Samuel (born 1872 in Combpyne, Devon, England), Frank (born 1874 in Combpyne, Devon, England) and Alice (born 1877 in Combpyne, Devon, England).


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James Harris's household

Male

James

Harris

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Harris

Wife
Male

George

Harris

Son
Female

Jael

Harris

Daughter
Male

Edwin

Harris

Son
Male

Charles

Harris

Son
Male

Samuel

Harris

Son
Male

Frank

Harris

Son
Female

Alice

Harris

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Harris
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Chard, Somerset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Harris

Head

Married

50

1831

Chard, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Harris

Wife

Married

47

1834

Combpyne, Devon, England

George

Harris

Son

Single

22

1859

Combpyne, Devon, England

Jael

Harris

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Combpyne, Devon, England

Edwin

Harris

Son

Single

17

1864

Combpyne, Devon, England

Charles

Harris

Son

Single

12

1869

Combpyne, Devon, England

Samuel

Harris

Son

Single

9

1872

Combpyne, Devon, England

Frank

Harris

Son

Single

7

1874

Combpyne, Devon, England

Alice

Harris

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Combpyne, Devon, England

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