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Household of James Massingham (born 1845, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 Massingham and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Massingham, born in 1845 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sybella S Massingham, born in 1843 in Ramsbury, Wiltshire, England. They had 6 children; Edith S (born 1871 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Walter J (born 1872 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Alfred W (born 1875 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Mabel A (born 1876 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Amy A (born 1879 in Hackney, Middlesex, England) and Lucy H (born 1881 in Walthamstow, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Sarah (born 1837 in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England), James's Servant, Harriet M (born 1857 in Cranham, Essex, England) and James's Servant, Alice (born 1862 in East Harling, Norfolk, England).


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James Massingham's household

Male

James

Massingham

Head
Female

Sybella S

Massingham

Wife
Female

Edith S

Massingham

Daughter
Male

Walter J

Massingham

Son
Male

Alfred W

Massingham

Son
Female

Mabel A

Massingham

Daughter
Female

Amy A

Massingham

Daughter
Female

Lucy H

Massingham

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Putnam

Servant
Female

Harriet M

Palmer

Servant
Female

Alice

Sherman

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Massingham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Massingham

Head

Married

36

1845

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Sybella S

Massingham

Wife

Married

38

1843

Ramsbury, Wiltshire, England

Edith S

Massingham

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Walter J

Massingham

Son

Single

9

1872

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Alfred W

Massingham

Son

Single

6

1875

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Mabel A

Massingham

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Amy A

Massingham

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Lucy H

Massingham

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Walthamstow, Essex, England

Sarah

Putnam

Servant

Single

44

1837

Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England

Harriet M

Palmer

Servant

Single

24

1857

Cranham, Essex, England

Alice

Sherman

Servant

Single

19

1862

East Harling, Norfolk, England

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