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Household of James Ward (born 1827, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stepney, 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 Ward and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Ward, born in 1827 in Bermondsey, Surrey, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Ward, born in 1834 in Peckham, Surrey, England. They had 5 children; Harriet (born 1868 in Mile End, Middlesex, England), Robert (born 1873 in Old Ford, Middlesex, England), James C (born 1875 in Ratcliff, Middlesex, England), William (born 1852 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England) and Charles (born 1854 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Lodger Head, George (born 1835 in Ramsgate, Kent, England) and James's Lodger Head, Thomas (born 1819 in West Ham, Essex, England).


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James Ward's household

Male

James

Ward

Head
Female

Margaret

Ward

Wife
Female

Harriet

Ward

Daughter
Male

Robert

Ward

Son
Male

James C

Ward

Son
Male

George

Kipps

Lodger Head
Female

Ann

Kipps

Wife
Male

Thomas

Cheers

Lodger Head
Male

William

Cheers

Son
Male

Charles

Cheers

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Ward
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Ward

Head

Married

54

1827

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Margaret

Ward

Wife

Married

47

1834

Peckham, Surrey, England

Harriet

Ward

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Robert

Ward

Son

Single

8

1873

Old Ford, Middlesex, England

James C

Ward

Son

Single

6

1875

Ratcliff, Middlesex, England

George

Kipps

Lodger Head

Married

46

1835

Ramsgate, Kent, England

Ann

Kipps

Wife

Married

49

1832

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas

Cheers

Lodger Head

Widower

62

1819

West Ham, Essex, England

William

Cheers

Son

Single

29

1852

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Charles

Cheers

Son

Single

27

1854

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

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