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Household of James Jennings (born 1841, Sligo)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dover, Kent, 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 Jennings and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Jennings, born in 1841 in Sligo, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ellen Jennings, born in 1847 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1870 in Kent, England), John (born 1872 in Kent, England), Alfred (born 1876 in Canvey Island, Essex, England), William (born 1874 in Kent, England) and Ellen (born 1878 in Dover, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Lodger, Maurice (born 1858 in Ireland) and James's Lodger, Lawrence (born 1858 in Limerick, Limerick, Ireland).


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James Jennings's household

Male

James

Jennings

Head
Female

Ellen

Jennings

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Jennings

Daughter
Male

John

Jennings

Son
Male

Alfred

Jennings

Son
Male

William

Jennings

Son
Female

Ellen

Jennings

Daughter
Male

Maurice

Gloster

Lodger
Male

Lawrence

Erright

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Jennings
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Sligo, Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Jennings

Head

Married

40

1841

Sligo, Ireland

Ellen

Jennings

Wife

Married

34

1847

Ireland

Elizabeth

Jennings

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Kent, England

John

Jennings

Son

Single

9

1872

Kent, England

Alfred

Jennings

Son

Single

5

1876

Canvey Island, Essex, England

William

Jennings

Son

Single

7

1874

Kent, England

Ellen

Jennings

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Dover, Kent, England

Maurice

Gloster

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Ireland

Lawrence

Erright

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Limerick, Limerick, Ireland

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