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Household of James Scales (born 1835, Hertfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, 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 Scales and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Scales, born in 1835 in Baldock, Hertfordshire, consisted of 4 members. James was the head of the household, married to Harriet Esther Scales, born in 1850 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England. They had 1 child; Elizabeth Martha, born 1880 in Islington, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household was James's Nephew, William Murrell, born in 1873 in West Ham, Essex, England.


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James Scales's household

Male

James

Scales

Head
Female

Harriet Esther

Scales

Wife
Female

Elizabeth Martha

Scales

Daughter
Male

William

Murrell

Nephew
First name(s) James
Last name Scales
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Baldock, Hertfordshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Scales

Head

Married

46

1835

Baldock, Hertfordshire, England

Harriet Esther

Scales

Wife

Married

31

1850

Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

Elizabeth Martha

Scales

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Islington, Middlesex, England

William

Murrell

Nephew

Single

8

1873

West Ham, Essex, England

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