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Household of James Took (born 1842, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George Hanover Square, London,Middlesex, 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 Took and 15 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Took, born in 1842 in St George's, Middlesex, consisted of 16 members. James was the head of the household, married to Phoebe Took, born in 1845 in Kent, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1865 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England), Charles (born 1868 in Pimlico, Middlesex, England), Matilda (born 1873 in Pimlico, Middlesex, England), Alice (born 1877 in St George's, Middlesex, England), William (born 1880 in Kensington, Middlesex, England) and Henry (born 1881 in St George's, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Niece, Ellen (born 1870 in St George's, Middlesex, England), James's Visitor, Maria (born 1817 in St Leonards, Kent, England), James's Lodger Head, David (born 1811 in Wiltshire, England), James's Lodger Head, Frederick (born 1835 in Mitcham, Surrey, England) and James's Lodger Head, William (born 1853 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England).


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James Took's household

Male

James

Took

Head
Female

Phoebe

Took

Wife
Female

Ellen

Featherstone

Niece
Female

Maria

Orpin

Visitor
Male

David

Shepherd

Lodger Head
Female

Sarah

Shepherd

Wife
Male

Frederick

Holt

Lodger Head
Female

Mary Ann

Holt

Wife
Male

William

Holt

Son
Male

Charles

Holt

Son
Female

Matilda

Holt

Daughter
Female

Alice

Holt

Daughter
Male

William

Middleton

Lodger Head
Female

Ann

Middleton

Wife
Male

William

Middleton

Son
Male

Henry

Middleton

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Took
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place St George's, Middlesex, England

Household members (16 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Took

Head

Married

39

1842

St George's, Middlesex, England

Phoebe

Took

Wife

Married

36

1845

Kent, England

Ellen

Featherstone

Niece

Single

11

1870

St George's, Middlesex, England

Maria

Orpin

Visitor

Single

64

1817

St Leonards, Kent, England

David

Shepherd

Lodger Head

Married

70

1811

Wiltshire, England

Sarah

Shepherd

Wife

Married

57

1824

Northam, Hertfordshire, England

Frederick

Holt

Lodger Head

Married

46

1835

Mitcham, Surrey, England

Mary Ann

Holt

Wife

Married

45

1836

Heston, Hampshire, England

William

Holt

Son

Single

16

1865

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Charles

Holt

Son

Single

13

1868

Pimlico, Middlesex, England

Matilda

Holt

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Pimlico, Middlesex, England

Alice

Holt

Daughter

Single

4

1877

St George's, Middlesex, England

William

Middleton

Lodger Head

Married

28

1853

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Ann

Middleton

Wife

Married

30

1851

King's Cross, Middlesex, England

William

Middleton

Son

Single

1

1880

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Henry

Middleton

Son

Single

0

1881

St George's, Middlesex, England

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