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Household of James Harris (born 1830, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Darlington, Durham, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Harris, born in 1830 in Darlington, Durham, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Betsy Harris, born in 1832 in Barnard Castle, Durham, England. They had 2 children; Joseph John (born 1859 in Darlington, Durham, England) and Eleanor Jane (born 1860 in Darlington, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother In Law, Jane (born 1795 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and James's Sister In Law, Ann (born 1823 in Darlington, Durham, England).


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James Harris's household

Male

James

Harris

Head
Female

Betsy

Harris

Wife
Male

Joseph John

Harris

Son
Female

Eleanor Jane

Harris

Daughter
Female

Jane

Lee

Mother In Law
Female

Ann

Lee

Sister In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Harris
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Darlington, Durham, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Harris

Head

Married

51

1830

Darlington, Durham, England

Betsy

Harris

Wife

Married

49

1832

Barnard Castle, Durham, England

Joseph John

Harris

Son

Single

22

1859

Darlington, Durham, England

Eleanor Jane

Harris

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Darlington, Durham, England

Jane

Lee

Mother In Law

Widow

86

1795

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ann

Lee

Sister In Law

Single

58

1823

Darlington, Durham, England

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