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Household of James Norris (born 1841, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Clutton, Somerset, 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 Norris and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Norris, born in 1841 in Farrington Gurney, Somerset, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Norris, born in 1841 in Chilcompton, Somerset, England. They had 7 children; Emma (born 1868 in Chilcompton, Somerset, England), Lewis (born 1870 in Chilcompton, Somerset, England), Alice (born 1871 in Chilcompton, Somerset, England), Catherine (born 1873 in Chilcompton, Somerset, England), Margaret (born 1875 in Chilcompton, Somerset, England), Ellen (born 1877 in Chilcompton, Somerset, England) and Charles (born 1880 in Chilcompton, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger, George Matthews, born in 1860 in Chilcompton, Somerset, England.


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James Norris's household

Male

James

Norris

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Norris

Wife
Female

Emma

Norris

Daughter
Male

Lewis

Norris

Son
Female

Alice

Norris

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Norris

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Norris

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Norris

Daughter
Male

Charles

Norris

Son
Male

George

Matthews

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Norris
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Farrington Gurney, Somerset, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Norris

Head

Married

40

1841

Farrington Gurney, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Norris

Wife

Married

40

1841

Chilcompton, Somerset, England

Emma

Norris

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Chilcompton, Somerset, England

Lewis

Norris

Son

Single

11

1870

Chilcompton, Somerset, England

Alice

Norris

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Chilcompton, Somerset, England

Catherine

Norris

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Chilcompton, Somerset, England

Margaret

Norris

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Chilcompton, Somerset, England

Ellen

Norris

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Chilcompton, Somerset, England

Charles

Norris

Son

Single

1

1880

Chilcompton, Somerset, England

George

Matthews

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Chilcompton, Somerset, England

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