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Household of James Witty (born 1848, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Beverley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East Riding), 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 Witty and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Witty, born in 1848 in Lund, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Witty, born in 1847 in Hutton Cranswick, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Robert (born 1872 in Langton, Yorkshire, England), Ann M (born 1873 in Cotham, Yorkshire, England), James F (born 1876 in Cotham, Yorkshire, England), Martha (born 1878 in Molescroft, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1880 in Molescroft, Yorkshire, England) and Infant (born 1881 in Beverley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Aaron Thesp, born in 1834 in North Newbald, Yorkshire, England.


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James Witty's household

Male

James

Witty

Head
Female

Mary

Witty

Wife
Male

Robert

Witty

Son
Female

Ann M

Witty

Daughter
Male

James F

Witty

Son
Female

Martha

Witty

Daughter
Male

George

Witty

Son
Male

Infant

Witty

Son
Female

Aaron

Thesp

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Witty
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Lund, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Witty

Head

Married

33

1848

Lund, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Witty

Wife

Married

34

1847

Hutton Cranswick, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Witty

Son

Single

9

1872

Langton, Yorkshire, England

Ann M

Witty

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Cotham, Yorkshire, England

James F

Witty

Son

Single

5

1876

Cotham, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Witty

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Molescroft, Yorkshire, England

George

Witty

Son

Single

1

1880

Molescroft, Yorkshire, England

Infant

Witty

Son

Single

0

1881

Beverley, Yorkshire, England

Aaron

Thesp

Servant

Widow

47

1834

North Newbald, Yorkshire, England

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