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Household of James Wise (born 1820, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chelsea, 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 Wise and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wise, born in 1820 in Chelsea, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Wise, born in 1823 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Emma (born 1851 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England), Elizabeth (born 1856 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England), Annie (born 1861 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England) and Harry (born 1864 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England). They had 1 grandchild; William, born 1879 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Father In Law, John (born 1799 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England) and James's Nurse, Eliza (born 1864 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England).


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James Wise's household

Male

James

Wise

Head
Female

Mary

Wise

Wife
Female

Emma

Wise

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Wise

Daughter
Female

Annie

Wise

Daughter
Male

Harry

Wise

Son
Male

John

Wilson

Father In Law
Female

Eliza

Woodward

Nurse
Male

William

Long

Grand Son
First name(s) James
Last name Wise
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wise

Head

Married

61

1820

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Mary

Wise

Wife

Married

58

1823

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Emma

Wise

Daughter

Single

30

1851

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Wise

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Annie

Wise

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Harry

Wise

Son

Single

17

1864

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

John

Wilson

Father In Law

Widower

82

1799

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Woodward

Nurse

Single

17

1864

Watford, Hertfordshire, England

William

Long

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Watford, Hertfordshire, England

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