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Household of James Shurman (born 1841, Berkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 Shurman and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Shurman, born in 1841 in Berkshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Eliza Shurman, born in 1846 in Walthamstow, Essex, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1865 in Walthamstow, Essex, England), James C (born 1873 in Walthamstow, Essex, England), Alice G (born 1876 in Walthamstow, Essex, England), Francis C (born 1880 in Walthamstow, Essex, England) and Jane (born 1867 in Walthamstow, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Lodger Head, Jane (born 1827 in Chingford, Essex, England) and James's Visitor, Martha (born 1809 in Chingford, Essex, England).


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James Shurman's household

Male

James

Shurman

Head
Female

Eliza

Shurman

Wife
Male

John

Shurman

Son
Male

James C

Shurman

Son
Female

Alice G

Shurman

Daughter
Male

Francis C

Shurman

Son
Female

Jane

Woodley

Lodger Head
Female

Jane

Woodley

Daughter
Female

Martha

Payne

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Shurman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Berkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Shurman

Head

Married

40

1841

Berkshire, England

Eliza

Shurman

Wife

Married

35

1846

Walthamstow, Essex, England

John

Shurman

Son

Single

16

1865

Walthamstow, Essex, England

James C

Shurman

Son

Single

8

1873

Walthamstow, Essex, England

Alice G

Shurman

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Walthamstow, Essex, England

Francis C

Shurman

Son

Single

1

1880

Walthamstow, Essex, England

Jane

Woodley

Lodger Head

Widow

54

1827

Chingford, Essex, England

Jane

Woodley

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Walthamstow, Essex, England

Martha

Payne

Visitor

Widow

72

1809

Chingford, Essex, England

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