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Household of James Kelly (born 1829, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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 Kelly and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Kelly, born in 1829 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary E Wood Kelly, born in 1827 in North Shields, Northumberland, England. They had 7 children; William John W (born 1858 in South Shields, Durham, England), Mary (born 1861 in South Shields, Durham, England), James R (born 1864 in South Shields, Durham, England), Henrietta C (born 1867 in South Shields, Durham, England), Sarah H (born 1870 in South Shields, Durham, England), Alfred (born 1871 in South Shields, Durham, England) and James (born 1869 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Sophia Heslop, born in 1865 in South Shields, Durham, England.


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James Kelly's household

Male

James

Kelly

Head
Female

Mary E Wood

Kelly

Wife
Male

William John W

Wood (Kelly)

Son
Female

Mary

Wood (Kelly)

Daughter
Male

James R

Wood (Kelly)

Son
Female

Henrietta C

Wood (Kelly)

Daughter
Female

Sarah H

Wood (Kelly)

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Wood (Kelly)

Son
Male

James

Kelly

Son
Female

Sophia

Heslop

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Kelly
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Kelly

Head

Married

52

1829

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Mary E Wood

Kelly

Wife

Married

54

1827

North Shields, Northumberland, England

William John W

Wood (Kelly)

Son

Single

23

1858

South Shields, Durham, England

Mary

Wood (Kelly)

Daughter

Single

20

1861

South Shields, Durham, England

James R

Wood (Kelly)

Son

Single

17

1864

South Shields, Durham, England

Henrietta C

Wood (Kelly)

Daughter

Single

14

1867

South Shields, Durham, England

Sarah H

Wood (Kelly)

Daughter

Single

11

1870

South Shields, Durham, England

Alfred

Wood (Kelly)

Son

Single

10

1871

South Shields, Durham, England

James

Kelly

Son

Single

12

1869

South Shields, Durham, England

Sophia

Heslop

Servant

Single

16

1865

South Shields, Durham, England

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