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Household of James Venables (born 1838, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Farnham, Hampshire, 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 Venables and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Venables, born in 1838 in Newport, Shropshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary E Venables, born in 1838 in Chester, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1866 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Edward (born 1868 in Chester, Cheshire, England), James (born 1870 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Henry (born 1873 in Pattingham, Staffordshire, England) and William (born 1878 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Nellie (born 1881 in Aldershot, Hampshire, England) and James's Boarder, William (born 1859 in Newbury, Berkshire, England).


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James Venables's household

Male

James

Venables

Head
Female

Mary E

Venables

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Venables

Daughter
Male

Edward

Venables

Son
Male

James

Venables

Son
Male

Henry

Venables

Son
Male

William

Venables

Son
Female

Nellie

Rickards

Boarder
Male

William

Haines

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Venables
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Newport, Shropshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Venables

Head

Married

43

1838

Newport, Shropshire, England

Mary E

Venables

Wife

Married

43

1838

Chester, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Venables

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Chester, Cheshire, England

Edward

Venables

Son

Single

13

1868

Chester, Cheshire, England

James

Venables

Son

Single

11

1870

Chester, Cheshire, England

Henry

Venables

Son

Single

8

1873

Pattingham, Staffordshire, England

William

Venables

Son

Single

3

1878

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

Nellie

Rickards

Boarder

Single

0

1881

Aldershot, Hampshire, England

William

Haines

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Newbury, Berkshire, England

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