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Household of James W Harrison (born 1844, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ecclesall Bierlow, 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 W Harrison and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James W Harrison, born in 1844 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. James W was the head of the household, married to Mary L Harrison, born in 1844 in York, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; James P (born 1871 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Charles A (born 1872 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Ethel B (born 1875 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James W's Servant, Sarah A (born 1853 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and James W's Servant, Lilley (born 1860 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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James W Harrison's household

Male

James W

Harrison

Head
Female

Mary L

Harrison

Wife
Male

James P

Harrison

Son
Male

Charles A

Harrison

Son
Female

Ethel B

Harrison

Daughter
Female

Sarah A

Sedgewick

Servant
Female

Lilley

Burr

Servant
First name(s) James W
Last name Harrison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James W

Harrison

Head

Married

37

1844

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Mary L

Harrison

Wife

Married

37

1844

York, Yorkshire, England

James P

Harrison

Son

Single

10

1871

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Charles A

Harrison

Son

Single

9

1872

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ethel B

Harrison

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Sedgewick

Servant

Widow

28

1853

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Lilley

Burr

Servant

Single

21

1860

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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