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Household of James Sansom (born 1828, Nottinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Knaresborough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Sansom and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Sansom, born in 1828 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Rebecca Sansom, born in 1839 in Fosdyke, Lincolnshire, England. They had 3 children; Ernest J (born 1869 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England), Herbert W (born 1871 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England) and Sidney B (born 1873 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Hannah (born 1850 in Minsterley, Shropshire, England) and James's Servant, Penelope (born 1857 in Ruddington, Nottinghamshire, England).


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James Sansom's household

Male

James

Sansom

Head
Female

Rebecca

Sansom

Wife
Male

Ernest J

Sansom

Son
Male

Herbert W

Sansom

Son
Male

Sidney B

Sansom

Son
Female

Hannah

Jones

Servant
Female

Penelope

Harrison

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Sansom
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Sansom

Head

Married

53

1828

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Rebecca

Sansom

Wife

Married

42

1839

Fosdyke, Lincolnshire, England

Ernest J

Sansom

Son

Single

12

1869

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Herbert W

Sansom

Son

Single

10

1871

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Sidney B

Sansom

Son

Single

8

1873

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Hannah

Jones

Servant

Single

31

1850

Minsterley, Shropshire, England

Penelope

Harrison

Servant

Single

24

1857

Ruddington, Nottinghamshire, England

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