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Household of James Wakelam (born 1825, Worcestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dudley, Worcestershire,Staffordshire, 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 Wakelam and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wakelam, born in 1825 in Netherton, Worcestershire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Wakelam, born in 1825 in Netherton, Worcestershire, England. They had 4 children; Sarah (born 1868 in Netherton, Worcestershire, England), William (born 1853 in Netherton, Worcestershire, England), Polly (born 1873 in Netherton, Worcestershire, England) and Josiah (born 1874 in Netherton, Worcestershire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Diana (born 1879 in Netherton, Worcestershire, England) and Cuthannet (born 1881 in Netherton, Worcestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Daughter In Law, Elisa Wakelam, born in 1852 in Netherton, Worcestershire, England.


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James Wakelam's household

Male

James

Wakelam

Head
Female

Sarah

Wakelam

Wife
Female

Sarah

Wakelam

Daughter
Male

William

Wakelam

Son
Female

Elisa

Wakelam

Daughter In Law
Female

Polly

Wakelam

Daughter
Male

Josiah

Wakelam

Son
Female

Diana

Wakelam

Grand Daughter
Female

Cuthannet

Wakelam

Grand Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Wakelam
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Netherton, Worcestershire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wakelam

Head

Married

56

1825

Netherton, Worcestershire, England

Sarah

Wakelam

Wife

Married

56

1825

Netherton, Worcestershire, England

Sarah

Wakelam

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Netherton, Worcestershire, England

William

Wakelam

Son

Married

28

1853

Netherton, Worcestershire, England

Elisa

Wakelam

Daughter In Law

Married

29

1852

Netherton, Worcestershire, England

Polly

Wakelam

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Netherton, Worcestershire, England

Josiah

Wakelam

Son

Single

7

1874

Netherton, Worcestershire, England

Diana

Wakelam

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Netherton, Worcestershire, England

Cuthannet

Wakelam

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Netherton, Worcestershire, England

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