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Household of James Vail (born 1846, Middlesex)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Vail, born in 1846 in London, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Charlotte Vail, born in 1846 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. They had 5 children; Frederick (born 1872 in London, Middlesex, England), Eleanor (born 1873 in London, Middlesex, England), Harry (born 1876 in London, Middlesex, England), Alfred G (born 1878 in London, Middlesex, England) and Charlotte C (born 1881 in London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1865 in Kingston on Thames, Surrey, England) and James's Servant, John (born 1865 in Kingston on Thames, Surrey, England).


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James Vail's household

Male

James

Vail

Head
Female

Charlotte

Vail

Wife
Male

Frederick

Vail

Son
Female

Eleanor

Vail

Daughter
Male

Harry

Vail

Son
Male

Alfred G

Vail

Son
Female

Mary Ann

?

Servant
Male

John

Harris

Servant
Male

Charlotte C

Vail

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Vail
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place London, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Vail

Head

Married

35

1846

London, Middlesex, England

Charlotte

Vail

Wife

Married

35

1846

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Frederick

Vail

Son

Single

9

1872

London, Middlesex, England

Eleanor

Vail

Daughter

Single

8

1873

London, Middlesex, England

Harry

Vail

Son

Single

5

1876

London, Middlesex, England

Alfred G

Vail

Son

Single

3

1878

London, Middlesex, England

Mary Ann

?

Servant

Single

16

1865

Kingston on Thames, Surrey, England

John

Harris

Servant

Single

16

1865

Kingston on Thames, Surrey, England

Charlotte C

Vail

Son

Single

0

1881

London, Middlesex, England

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