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Household of James Napier (born 1838, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 Napier and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Napier, born in 1838 in Durham, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary J Napier, born in 1843 in Pelton Fell, Northumberland, England. They had 7 children; Emmerson (born 1861 in Stockton, Durham, England), William M (born 1869 in South Shields, Durham, England), Jane A (born 1871 in Hartlepool, Durham, England), James (born 1873 in Seaham, Durham, England), John H G (born 1875 in Durham, England), Elizabeth T (born 1878 in Durham, England) and Lawrence (born 1880 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Brother In Law, Robert Mason, born in 1853 in Durham, England.


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James Napier's household

Male

James

Napier

Head
Female

Mary J

Napier

Wife
Male

Emmerson

Napier

Son
Male

William M

Napier

Son
Female

Jane A

Napier

Daughter
Male

James

Napier

Son
Male

John H G

Napier

Son
Female

Elizabeth T

Napier

Daughter
Male

Lawrence

Napier

Son
Male

Robert

Mason

Brother In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Napier
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Durham, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Napier

Head

Married

43

1838

Durham, England

Mary J

Napier

Wife

Married

38

1843

Pelton Fell, Northumberland, England

Emmerson

Napier

Son

Single

20

1861

Stockton, Durham, England

William M

Napier

Son

Single

12

1869

South Shields, Durham, England

Jane A

Napier

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Hartlepool, Durham, England

James

Napier

Son

Single

8

1873

Seaham, Durham, England

John H G

Napier

Son

Single

6

1875

Durham, England

Elizabeth T

Napier

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Durham, England

Lawrence

Napier

Son

Single

1

1880

Durham, England

Robert

Mason

Brother In Law

Married

28

1853

Durham, England

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