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Household of James Story (born 1847, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,Kent, 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 Story and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Story, born in 1847 in Hull, Yorkshire, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Anne Story, born in 1848 in Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Ethel (born 1874 in Congleton, Cheshire, England), Arthur (born 1875 in Lancashire, England), Susannah (born 1877 in Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1878 in Brighouse, Yorkshire, England), Lilian (born 1880 in Brighouse, Yorkshire, England), Dora (born 1881 in Forest Hill, Kent, England) and James (born 1881 in Forest Hill, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother In Law, Susannah (born 1816 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England), James's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1860 in Old Warden, Bedfordshire, England) and James's Servant, Annie (born 1868 in Old Warden, Bedfordshire, England).


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James Story's household

Male

James

Story

Head
Female

Anne

Story

Wife
Female

Ethel

Story

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Story

Son
Female

Susannah

Story

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Story

Daughter
Female

Lilian

Story

Daughter
Female

Dora

Story

Daughter
Male

James

Story

Son
Female

Susannah

Waller

Mother In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Hare

Servant
Female

Annie

Hare

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Story
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Hull, Yorkshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Story

Head

Married

34

1847

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Anne

Story

Wife

Married

33

1848

Yorkshire, England

Ethel

Story

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Congleton, Cheshire, England

Arthur

Story

Son

Single

6

1875

Lancashire, England

Susannah

Story

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Lancashire, England

Sarah

Story

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Brighouse, Yorkshire, England

Lilian

Story

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Brighouse, Yorkshire, England

Dora

Story

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Forest Hill, Kent, England

James

Story

Son

Single

0

1881

Forest Hill, Kent, England

Susannah

Waller

Mother In Law

Widow

65

1816

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Hare

Servant

Single

21

1860

Old Warden, Bedfordshire, England

Annie

Hare

Servant

Single

13

1868

Old Warden, Bedfordshire, England

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