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Household of James West (born 1837, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bromley, 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 West and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James West, born in 1837 in Newick, Sussex, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah J West, born in 1842 in Hastings, Sussex, England. They had 7 children; Louisa (born 1863 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), James (born 1865 in Orpington, Kent, England), Rosina (born 1868 in Orpington, Kent, England), Charles (born 1870 in Orpington, Kent, England), Annie (born 1873 in Orpington, Kent, England), Herbert (born 1875 in Orpington, Kent, England) and Josiah (born 1880 in St Mary Cray, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Visitor, James (born 1817 in Chelmsford, Essex, England), James's Boarder, Peter (born 1833 in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England) and James's Boarder, John (born 1839 in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland).


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James West's household

Male

James

West

Head
Female

Sarah J

West

Wife
Female

Louisa

West

Daughter
Male

James

West

Son
Female

Rosina

West

Daughter
Male

Charles

West

Son
Female

Annie

West

Daughter
Male

Herbert

West

Son
Male

Josiah

West

Son
Male

James

King

Visitor
Male

Peter

Haines

Boarder
Male

John

Mc Donald

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name West
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Newick, Sussex, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

West

Head

Married

44

1837

Newick, Sussex, England

Sarah J

West

Wife

Married

39

1842

Hastings, Sussex, England

Louisa

West

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Lambeth, Surrey, England

James

West

Son

Single

16

1865

Orpington, Kent, England

Rosina

West

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Orpington, Kent, England

Charles

West

Son

Single

11

1870

Orpington, Kent, England

Annie

West

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Orpington, Kent, England

Herbert

West

Son

Single

6

1875

Orpington, Kent, England

Josiah

West

Son

Single

1

1880

St Mary Cray, Kent, England

James

King

Visitor

Single

64

1817

Chelmsford, Essex, England

Peter

Haines

Boarder

Widower

48

1833

Maidenhead, Berkshire, England

John

Mc Donald

Boarder

Single

42

1839

Belfast, Antrim, Ireland

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