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Household of James Hitchen (born 1837, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, 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 Hitchen and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Hitchen, born in 1837 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Priscilla Hitchen, born in 1847 in Warley, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; James A (born 1878 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Florence H (born 1880 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and Sidney W (born 1881 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Mary ? (born 1857 in Warley, Yorkshire, England) and James's Servant, Ruth E (born 1869 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).


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James Hitchen's household

Male

James

Hitchen

Head
Female

Priscilla

Hitchen

Wife
Male

James A

Hitchen

Son
Female

Florence H

Hitchen

Daughter
Male

Sidney W

Hitchen

Son
Female

Mary ?

Tham

Servant
Female

Ruth E

Swarbrick

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Hitchen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Hitchen

Head

Married

44

1837

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Priscilla

Hitchen

Wife

Married

34

1847

Warley, Yorkshire, England

James A

Hitchen

Son

Single

3

1878

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Florence H

Hitchen

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Sidney W

Hitchen

Son

Single

0

1881

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Mary ?

Tham

Servant

Single

24

1857

Warley, Yorkshire, England

Ruth E

Swarbrick

Servant

Single

12

1869

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

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