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Household of James Pope (born 1839, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dorchester, Dorset, 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 Pope and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Pope, born in 1839 in Yeovil, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; William H J (born 1869 in Swanage, Dorset, England), Herbert J R (born 1870 in Swanage, Dorset, England), Alice C (born 1874 in Swanage, Dorset, England), Arthur E (born 1876 in Swanage, Dorset, England) and Ethel M (born 1877 in Swanage, Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Jane (born 1834 in Corfe Castle, Dorset, England) and James's Servant, Amelia E (born 1866 in India).


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James Pope's household

Male

James

Pope

Head
Male

William H J

Pope

Son
Male

Herbert J R

Pope

Son
Female

Alice C

Pope

Daughter
Male

Arthur E

Pope

Son
Female

Ethel M

Pope

Daughter
Female

Jane

Hibbs

Servant
Female

Amelia E

Moore

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Pope
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Yeovil, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Pope

Head

Widower

42

1839

Yeovil, Somerset, England

William H J

Pope

Son

Single

12

1869

Swanage, Dorset, England

Herbert J R

Pope

Son

Single

11

1870

Swanage, Dorset, England

Alice C

Pope

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Swanage, Dorset, England

Arthur E

Pope

Son

Single

5

1876

Swanage, Dorset, England

Ethel M

Pope

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Swanage, Dorset, England

Jane

Hibbs

Servant

Single

47

1834

Corfe Castle, Dorset, England

Amelia E

Moore

Servant

Single

15

1866

India

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