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Household of James Were (born 1830, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wellington, Somerset, 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 Were and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Were, born in 1830 in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Were, born in 1829 in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1862 in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England), Fred (born 1866 in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England), Emily (born 1869 in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England) and Florence Mary (born 1872 in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England).


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James Were's household

Male

James

Were

Head
Female

Sarah

Were

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Were

Daughter
Male

Fred

Were

Son
Female

Emily

Were

Daughter
Female

Florence Mary

Were

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Were
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Were

Head

Married

51

1830

Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England

Sarah

Were

Wife

Married

52

1829

Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Were

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England

Fred

Were

Son

Single

15

1866

Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England

Emily

Were

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England

Florence Mary

Were

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England

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