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Household of James Reeves (born 1818, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holborn, 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 Reeves and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Reeves, born in 1818 in Dover, Kent, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mercy Reeves, born in 1820 in Margate, Kent, England. They had 2 children; George (born 1858 in Holborn, Middlesex, England) and William (born 1856 in Camberwell, Surrey, England). They had 1 grandchild; William Jas, born 1881 in Holborn, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Daughter In Law, Charlotte (born 1855 in Holborn, Middlesex, England), James's Lodger, Alexander (born 1830 in Colchester, Essex, England) and James's Boarder, Henry (born 1859 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England).


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James Reeves's household

Male

James

Reeves

Head
Female

Mercy

Reeves

Wife
Male

George

Reeves

Son
Male

William

Reeves

Son
Female

Charlotte

Reeves

Daughter In Law
Male

William Jas

Reeves

Grand Son
Male

Alexander

Bannister

Lodger
Male

Henry

Billings

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Reeves
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Dover, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Reeves

Head

Married

63

1818

Dover, Kent, England

Mercy

Reeves

Wife

Married

61

1820

Margate, Kent, England

George

Reeves

Son

Single

23

1858

Holborn, Middlesex, England

William

Reeves

Son

Married

25

1856

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Charlotte

Reeves

Daughter In Law

Married

26

1855

Holborn, Middlesex, England

William Jas

Reeves

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Holborn, Middlesex, England

Alexander

Bannister

Lodger

Married

51

1830

Colchester, Essex, England

Henry

Billings

Boarder

Married

22

1859

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

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