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Household of James Turk (born 1827, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheppey, 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 Turk and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Turk, born in 1827 in Smarden, Kent, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ellen Turk, born in 1843 in Biddenden, Kent, England. They had 6 children; Arthur E (born 1861 in Queenborough, Kent, England), Herbert W (born 1862 in Queenborough, Kent, England), Ada (born 1866 in Sheerness, Kent, England), Bertha (born 1868 in Sheerness, Kent, England), Alice A (born 1874 in Sheerness, Kent, England) and James J (born 1879 in Sheerness, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, William Ailwood, born in 1858 in Biddenden, Kent, England.


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James Turk's household

Male

James

Turk

Head
Female

Ellen

Turk

Wife
Male

Arthur E

Turk

Son
Male

Herbert W

Turk

Son
Female

Ada

Turk

Daughter
Female

Bertha

Turk

Daughter
Female

Alice A

Turk

Daughter
Male

James J

Turk

Son
Male

William

Ailwood

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Turk
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Smarden, Kent, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Turk

Head

Married

54

1827

Smarden, Kent, England

Ellen

Turk

Wife

Married

38

1843

Biddenden, Kent, England

Arthur E

Turk

Son

Single

20

1861

Queenborough, Kent, England

Herbert W

Turk

Son

Single

19

1862

Queenborough, Kent, England

Ada

Turk

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Sheerness, Kent, England

Bertha

Turk

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Sheerness, Kent, England

Alice A

Turk

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Sheerness, Kent, England

James J

Turk

Son

Single

2

1879

Sheerness, Kent, England

William

Ailwood

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Biddenden, Kent, England

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