Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of James Hobbs (born 1839, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tonbridge, Kent, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Hobbs and 5 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of James Hobbs, born in 1839 in Rotherfield, Sussex, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Hobbs, born in 1838 in Withyham, Sussex, England. They had 2 children; Ernest Arth (born 1865 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England) and Charles E (born 1867 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, David H (born 1836 in Withyham, Sussex, England) and James's Visitor, Mary (born 1815 in Brenchley, Kent, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

James Hobbs's household

Male

James

Hobbs

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Hobbs

Wife
Male

Ernest Arth

Hobbs

Son
Male

Charles E

Hobbs

Son
Male

David H

Breden

Boarder
Female

Mary

Jenner

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Hobbs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Rotherfield, Sussex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Hobbs

Head

Married

42

1839

Rotherfield, Sussex, England

Elizabeth

Hobbs

Wife

Married

43

1838

Withyham, Sussex, England

Ernest Arth

Hobbs

Son

Single

16

1865

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Charles E

Hobbs

Son

Single

14

1867

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

David H

Breden

Boarder

Married

45

1836

Withyham, Sussex, England

Mary

Jenner

Visitor

Widow

66

1815

Brenchley, Kent, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of James Hobbs in Tonbridge in 1881, and follow the Hobbs family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for James Hobbs

We’ve found James Hobbs in 341 family trees. Find out more about James Hobbs' household and view the Hobbs family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census