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Household of James Sweet (born 1839, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chard, Somerset, 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 Sweet and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Sweet, born in 1839 in Blackdown, Dorset, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Eliza Sweet, born in 1839 in Blackdown, Dorset, England. They had 8 children; Maryann (born 1863 in Blackdown, Dorset, England), Emma (born 1865 in Blackdown, Dorset, England), James (born 1868 in Blackdown, Dorset, England), Thomas (born 1868 in Blackdown, Dorset, England), Henry (born 1871 in Blackdown, Dorset, England), Joseph (born 1873 in Blackdown, Dorset, England), Samuel (born 1875 in Blackdown, Dorset, England) and Annie Eliza (born 1880 in Blackdown, Dorset, England).


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James Sweet's household

Male

James

Sweet

Head
Female

Eliza

Sweet

Wife
Female

Maryann

Sweet

Daughter
Female

Emma

Sweet

Daughter
Male

James

Sweet

Son
Male

Thomas

Sweet

Son
Male

Henry

Sweet

Son
Male

Joseph

Sweet

Son
Male

Samuel

Sweet

Son
Female

Annie Eliza

Sweet

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Sweet
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Blackdown, Dorset, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Sweet

Head

Married

42

1839

Blackdown, Dorset, England

Eliza

Sweet

Wife

Married

42

1839

Blackdown, Dorset, England

Maryann

Sweet

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Blackdown, Dorset, England

Emma

Sweet

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Blackdown, Dorset, England

James

Sweet

Son

Single

13

1868

Blackdown, Dorset, England

Thomas

Sweet

Son

Single

13

1868

Blackdown, Dorset, England

Henry

Sweet

Son

Single

10

1871

Blackdown, Dorset, England

Joseph

Sweet

Son

Single

8

1873

Blackdown, Dorset, England

Samuel

Sweet

Son

Single

6

1875

Blackdown, Dorset, England

Annie Eliza

Sweet

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Blackdown, Dorset, England

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