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Household of James Oakes (born 1853, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, 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 Oakes and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Oakes, born in 1853 in Southsea, Hampshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Oakes, born in 1854 in Fareham, Hampshire, England. They had 3 children; Edward P (born 1877 in Southsea, Hampshire, England), Lilian M M (born 1878 in Southsea, Hampshire, England) and Elizabeth E (born 1881 in Southsea, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger Head, William P Wigmore, born in 1857 in Southsea, Hampshire, England.


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James Oakes's household

Male

James

Oakes

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Oakes

Wife
Male

Edward P

Oakes

Son
Female

Lilian M M

Oakes

Daughter
Male

William P

Wigmore

Lodger Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wigmore

Wife
Female

Elizabeth E

Wigmore

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Oakes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Southsea, Hampshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Oakes

Head

Married

28

1853

Southsea, Hampshire, England

Mary Jane

Oakes

Wife

Married

27

1854

Fareham, Hampshire, England

Edward P

Oakes

Son

Single

4

1877

Southsea, Hampshire, England

Lilian M M

Oakes

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Southsea, Hampshire, England

William P

Wigmore

Lodger Head

Married

24

1857

Southsea, Hampshire, England

Elizabeth

Wigmore

Wife

Married

21

1860

Southsea, Hampshire, England

Elizabeth E

Wigmore

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Southsea, Hampshire, England

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