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Household of James Mills (born 1839, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, 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 Mills and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Mills, born in 1839 in Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Mills, born in 1838 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; James (born 1862 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Mary E (born 1864 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John W (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Eliza (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Nephew, John H (born 1859 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and James's Nephew, William (born 1865 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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James Mills's household

Male

James

Mills

Head
Female

Sarah

Mills

Wife
Male

James

Mills

Son
Female

Mary E

Mills

Daughter
Male

John W

Mills

Son
Female

Sarah

Mills

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Mills

Daughter
Male

John H

Lee

Nephew
Male

William

Vernon

Nephew
First name(s) James
Last name Mills
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Mills

Head

Married

42

1839

Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Mills

Wife

Married

43

1838

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James

Mills

Son

Single

19

1862

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Mills

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John W

Mills

Son

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Mills

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Mills

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John H

Lee

Nephew

Single

22

1859

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Vernon

Nephew

Single

16

1865

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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