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Household of James W West (born 1842, Oxfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,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 W West and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James W West, born in 1842 in Witney, Oxfordshire, consisted of 6 members. James W was the head of the household, married to Mary E West, born in 1861 in Greenwich, Kent, England. They had 3 children; James W (born 1870 in Plumstead, Kent, England), George W L (born 1875 in Plumstead, Kent, England) and William James (born 1880 in Blackheath, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James W's Servant, Mary J Lake, born in 1861 in Greenwich, Kent, England.


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James W West's household

Male

James W

West

Head
Female

Mary E

West

Wife
Male

James W

West

Son
Male

George W L

West

Son
Male

William James

West

Son
Female

Mary J

Lake

Servant
First name(s) James W
Last name West
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Witney, Oxfordshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James W

West

Head

Married

39

1842

Witney, Oxfordshire, England

Mary E

West

Wife

Married

20

1861

Greenwich, Kent, England

James W

West

Son

Single

11

1870

Plumstead, Kent, England

George W L

West

Son

Single

6

1875

Plumstead, Kent, England

William James

West

Son

Single

1

1880

Blackheath, Kent, England

Mary J

Lake

Servant

Single

20

1861

Greenwich, Kent, England

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