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Household of James Palmer (born 1838, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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 Palmer and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Palmer, born in 1838 in Chipstead, Surrey, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Harriett Palmer, born in 1850 in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, England. They had 4 children; Jane May (born 1871 in Bromley, Middlesex, England), Horace (born 1872 in Bromley, Middlesex, England), Hette (born 1876 in Bromley, Middlesex, England) and Walter (born 1881 in Bromley, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Amelia Barrett, born in 1861 in Devonport, Devon, England.


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James Palmer's household

Male

James

Palmer

Head
Female

Harriett

Palmer

Wife
Female

Jane May

Palmer

Daughter
Male

Horace

Palmer

Son
Female

Hette

Palmer

Daughter
Male

Walter

Palmer

Son
Female

Amelia

Barrett

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Palmer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Chipstead, Surrey, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Palmer

Head

Married

43

1838

Chipstead, Surrey, England

Harriett

Palmer

Wife

Married

31

1850

Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, England

Jane May

Palmer

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Horace

Palmer

Son

Single

9

1872

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Hette

Palmer

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Walter

Palmer

Son

Single

0

1881

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Amelia

Barrett

Servant

Single

20

1861

Devonport, Devon, England

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