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Household of James Witherington (born 1841, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,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 Witherington and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Witherington, born in 1841 in Walworth, Surrey, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Witherington, born in 1835 in Woolwich, Kent, England. They had 4 children; James (born 1879 in Deptford, Kent, England), Ellen (born 1873 in Millwall, Middlesex, England), Rebecca (born 1876 in Millwall, Middlesex, England) and Charlotte (born 1877 in Deptford, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Daughter In Law, Caroline (born 1867 in Millwall, Middlesex, England), James's Boarder, John (born 1861 in Deptford, Kent, England) and James's Boarder, Henry (born 1859 in Deptford, Kent, England).


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James Witherington's household

Male

James

Witherington

Head
Female

Ann

Witherington

Wife
Male

James

Witherington

Son
Female

Caroline

Taylor

Daughter In Law
Female

Ellen

Witherington

Daughter
Female

Rebecca

Witherington

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Witherington

Daughter
Male

John

Butler

Boarder
Male

Henry

Butler

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Witherington
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Walworth, Surrey, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Witherington

Head

Married

40

1841

Walworth, Surrey, England

Ann

Witherington

Wife

Married

46

1835

Woolwich, Kent, England

James

Witherington

Son

Single

2

1879

Deptford, Kent, England

Caroline

Taylor

Daughter In Law

Single

14

1867

Millwall, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Witherington

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Millwall, Middlesex, England

Rebecca

Witherington

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Millwall, Middlesex, England

Charlotte

Witherington

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Deptford, Kent, England

John

Butler

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Deptford, Kent, England

Henry

Butler

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Deptford, Kent, England

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