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 Mason (born 1839, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Mason and 7 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of James Mason, born in 1839 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Mason, born in 1841 in Round Oak, Staffordshire, England. They had 5 children; John Thomas (born 1863 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), James Henry (born 1867 in Hadley, Shropshire, England), Louisa (born 1870 in Hadley, Shropshire, England), Harry (born 1873 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Sarah Elizabeth (born 1877 in Thornhill Lees, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother In Law, Sarah Hallchurch, born in 1805 in Round Oak, Staffordshire, England.


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

James Mason's household

Male

James

Mason

Head
Female

Sarah

Mason

Wife
Male

John Thomas

Mason

Son
Male

James Henry

Mason

Son
Female

Louisa

Mason

Daughter
Male

Harry

Mason

Son
Female

Sarah Elizabeth

Mason

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Hallchurch

Mother In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Mason
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Mason

Head

Married

42

1839

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Mason

Wife

Married

40

1841

Round Oak, Staffordshire, England

John Thomas

Mason

Son

Single

18

1863

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

James Henry

Mason

Son

Single

14

1867

Hadley, Shropshire, England

Louisa

Mason

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Hadley, Shropshire, England

Harry

Mason

Son

Single

8

1873

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah Elizabeth

Mason

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Thornhill Lees, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Hallchurch

Mother In Law

Widow

76

1805

Round Oak, Staffordshire, 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 Mason in Dewsbury in 1881, and follow the Mason family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for James Mason

We’ve found James Mason in 613 family trees. Find out more about James Mason's household and view the Mason family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census