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Household of James Kempthorne (born 1827, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 Kempthorne and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Kempthorne, born in 1827 in St Ives, Cornwall, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Kempthorne, born in 1832 in Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 7 children; Lewis John (born 1856 in Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales), Jessie A (born 1858 in Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales), James W (born 1859 in Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales), Hedley T (born 1862 in Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales), Frederick H (born 1867 in Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales), Charles H (born 1872 in Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Lucy M (born 1874 in Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Sarah (born 1858 in Llandyssil, Cardiganshire, Wales) and James's Servant, Mary (born 1863 in Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales).


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James Kempthorne's household

Male

James

Kempthorne

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Kempthorne

Wife
Male

Lewis John

Kempthorne

Son
Female

Jessie A

Kempthorne

Daughter
Male

James W

Kempthorne

Son
Male

Hedley T

Kempthorne

Son
Male

Frederick H

Kempthorne

Son
Male

Charles H

Kempthorne

Son
Female

Lucy M

Kempthorne

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Parry

Servant
Female

Mary

Puxley

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Kempthorne
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place St Ives, Cornwall, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Kempthorne

Head

Married

54

1827

St Ives, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth

Kempthorne

Wife

Married

49

1832

Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales

Lewis John

Kempthorne

Son

Single

25

1856

Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales

Jessie A

Kempthorne

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales

James W

Kempthorne

Son

Single

22

1859

Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales

Hedley T

Kempthorne

Son

Single

19

1862

Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales

Frederick H

Kempthorne

Son

Single

14

1867

Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales

Charles H

Kempthorne

Son

Single

9

1872

Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales

Lucy M

Kempthorne

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales

Sarah

Parry

Servant

Single

23

1858

Llandyssil, Cardiganshire, Wales

Mary

Puxley

Servant

Single

18

1863

Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales

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