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Household of James Tester (born 1848, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ticehurst, Sussex, 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 Tester and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Tester, born in 1848 in Wadhurst, Sussex, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Betsy Down Tester, born in 1857 in Wadhurst, Sussex, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1878 in Wadhurst, Sussex, England), Fanny (born 1880 in Wadhurst, Sussex, England) and George John (born 1881 in Wadhurst, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, James Tompsett, born in 1853 in Wadhurst, Sussex, England.


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James Tester's household

Male

James

Tester

Head
Female

Betsy Down

Tester

Wife
Male

William

Tester

Son
Female

Fanny

Tester

Daughter
Male

George John

Tester

Son
Male

James

Tompsett

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Tester
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Wadhurst, Sussex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Tester

Head

Married

33

1848

Wadhurst, Sussex, England

Betsy Down

Tester

Wife

Married

24

1857

Wadhurst, Sussex, England

William

Tester

Son

Single

3

1878

Wadhurst, Sussex, England

Fanny

Tester

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Wadhurst, Sussex, England

George John

Tester

Son

Single

0

1881

Wadhurst, Sussex, England

James

Tompsett

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Wadhurst, Sussex, England

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