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Household of James Thenger (born 1839, Worcestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Thenger and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thenger, born in 1839 in Stourbridge, Worcestershire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ellen E Thenger, born in 1840 in Brentford, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Margaret E (born 1866 in London, Middlesex, England), James H (born 1868 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Charles W (born 1869 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Catherine E (born 1871 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and William T (born 1875 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Mary J Elsdon, born in 1859 in Dalton, Yorkshire, England.


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James Thenger's household

Male

James

Thenger

Head
Female

Ellen E

Thenger

Wife
Female

Margaret E

Thenger

Daughter
Male

James H

Thenger

Son
Male

Charles W

Thenger

Son
Female

Catherine E

Thenger

Daughter
Male

William T

Thenger

Son
Female

Mary J

Elsdon

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Thenger
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thenger

Head

Married

42

1839

Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England

Ellen E

Thenger

Wife

Married

41

1840

Brentford, Middlesex, England

Margaret E

Thenger

Daughter

Single

15

1866

London, Middlesex, England

James H

Thenger

Son

Single

13

1868

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Charles W

Thenger

Son

Single

12

1869

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Catherine E

Thenger

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

William T

Thenger

Son

Single

6

1875

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Mary J

Elsdon

Servant

Single

22

1859

Dalton, Yorkshire, England

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