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Household of James Williams (born 1838, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 Williams and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Williams, born in 1838 in Cornwall, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Williams, born in 1843 in Cornwall, England. They had 8 children; Thomas (born 1861 in Cornwall, England), Elizabeth (born 1863 in Cornwall, England), Richard (born 1866 in Cornwall, England), Joseph (born 1869 in Cornwall, England), James (born 1871 in Cornwall, England), Mary Jane (born 1874 in Tunstall, Durham, England), Ann (born 1877 in Tunstall, Durham, England) and Catherine (born 1881 in Tunstall, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Mary Pearce, born in 1827 in Cornwall, England.


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James Williams's household

Male

James

Williams

Head
Female

Mary

Williams

Wife
Male

Thomas

Williams

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Williams

Daughter
Male

Richard

Williams

Son
Male

Joseph

Williams

Son
Male

James

Williams

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Williams

Daughter
Female

Ann

Williams

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Williams

Daughter
Female

Mary

Pearce

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Williams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Cornwall, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Williams

Head

Married

43

1838

Cornwall, England

Mary

Williams

Wife

Married

38

1843

Cornwall, England

Thomas

Williams

Son

Single

20

1861

Cornwall, England

Elizabeth

Williams

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Cornwall, England

Richard

Williams

Son

Single

15

1866

Cornwall, England

Joseph

Williams

Son

Single

12

1869

Cornwall, England

James

Williams

Son

Single

10

1871

Cornwall, England

Mary Jane

Williams

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Tunstall, Durham, England

Ann

Williams

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Tunstall, Durham, England

Catherine

Williams

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Tunstall, Durham, England

Mary

Pearce

Boarder

Widow

54

1827

Cornwall, England

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