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Household of James Layton (born 1832, Cambridgeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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 Layton and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Layton, born in 1832 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Layton, born in 1835 in Sydenham, Kent, England. They had 8 children; Jessie (born 1862 in Plumstead, Kent, England), Charles (born 1868 in West Ham, Essex, England), Fred (born 1870 in East Ham, Essex, England), Emma (born 1872 in West Ham, Essex, England), Mary (born 1873 in West Ham, Essex, England), William (born 1875 in West Ham, Essex, England), Thomas (born 1877 in Plaistow, Essex, England) and George (born 1880 in Middlesex, England).


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James Layton's household

Male

James

Layton

Head
Female

Mary

Layton

Wife
Female

Jessie

Layton

Daughter
Male

Charles

Layton

Son
Male

Fred

Layton

Son
Female

Emma

Layton

Daughter
Female

Mary

Layton

Daughter
Male

William

Layton

Son
Male

Thomas

Layton

Son
Male

George

Layton

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Layton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Layton

Head

Married

49

1832

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Mary

Layton

Wife

Married

46

1835

Sydenham, Kent, England

Jessie

Layton

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Plumstead, Kent, England

Charles

Layton

Son

Single

13

1868

West Ham, Essex, England

Fred

Layton

Son

Single

11

1870

East Ham, Essex, England

Emma

Layton

Daughter

Single

9

1872

West Ham, Essex, England

Mary

Layton

Daughter

Single

8

1873

West Ham, Essex, England

William

Layton

Son

Single

6

1875

West Ham, Essex, England

Thomas

Layton

Son

Single

4

1877

Plaistow, Essex, England

George

Layton

Son

Single

1

1880

Middlesex, England

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