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Household of James Skelton (born 1801, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birmingham, Warwickshire, 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 Skelton and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Skelton, born in 1801 in Lichfield, Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to James Skelton, born in 1801 in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. They had 5 children; Maria Thirza (born 1859 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), William James (born 1864 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Alexander (born 1873 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Alexandra (born 1875 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Edith Ada (born 1877 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Wife Head, Eliza Ann Skelton, born in 1840 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.


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Eliza Ann Skelton's household

Female

Eliza Ann

Skelton

Wife Head
Male

James

Skelton

Head
Female

Maria Thirza

Skelton

Daughter
Male

William James

Skelton

Son
Male

Alexander

Skelton

Son
Female

Alexandra

Skelton

Daughter
Female

Edith Ada

Skelton

Daughter
First name(s) Eliza Ann
Last name Skelton
Relationship Wife Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Eliza Ann

Skelton

Wife Head

Married

41

1840

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

James

Skelton

Head

Married

80

1801

Lichfield, Staffordshire, England

Maria Thirza

Skelton

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

William James

Skelton

Son

Single

17

1864

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Alexander

Skelton

Son

Single

8

1873

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Alexandra

Skelton

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Edith Ada

Skelton

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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