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Household of John C James (born 1842, Nottinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Skirlaugh, 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.

John C James and 15 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John C James, born in 1842 in Collingham, Nottinghamshire, consisted of 16 members. John C was the head of the household, married to Ulesamon James, born in 1840 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 8 children; Lucy A (born 1867 in Rise, Yorkshire, England), Hannah (born 1869 in Rise, Yorkshire, England), Alice S (born 1870 in Rise, Yorkshire, England), Frances M (born 1871 in Rise, Yorkshire, England), Charles (born 1873 in Rise, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1874 in Rise, Yorkshire, England), Catherine (born 1877 in Rise, Yorkshire, England) and Margaret (born 1880 in Rise, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John C's Governess, Ellen L (born 1860 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), John C's Servant, Martha S (born 1856 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), John C's Servant, Mary (born 1856 in Cattal, Yorkshire, England), John C's Servant, Sarah (born 1862 in Beverley, Yorkshire, England), John C's Servant, Ida (born 1865 in Nottinghamshire, England) and John C's Visitor, Mary E (born 1856 in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England).


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John C James's household

Male

John C

James

Head
Female

Ulesamon

James

Wife
Female

Lucy A

James

Daughter
Female

Hannah

A James

Daughter
Female

Alice S

James

Daughter
Female

Frances M

James

Daughter
Male

Charles

James

Son
Female

Mary

James

Daughter
Female

Catherine

James

Daughter
Female

Margaret

James

Daughter
Female

Ellen L

Minshall

Governess
Female

Martha S

Dinsdale

Servant
Female

Mary

Pitts

Servant
Female

Sarah

Scruton

Servant
Female

Ida

Hardage

Servant
Female

Mary E

Ridge

Visitor
First name(s) John C
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Collingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Household members (16 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John C

James

Head

Married

39

1842

Collingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Ulesamon

James

Wife

Married

41

1840

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Lucy A

James

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Rise, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

A James

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Rise, Yorkshire, England

Alice S

James

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Rise, Yorkshire, England

Frances M

James

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Rise, Yorkshire, England

Charles

James

Son

Single

8

1873

Rise, Yorkshire, England

Mary

James

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Rise, Yorkshire, England

Catherine

James

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Rise, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

James

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Rise, Yorkshire, England

Ellen L

Minshall

Governess

Single

21

1860

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Martha S

Dinsdale

Servant

Single

25

1856

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Pitts

Servant

Single

25

1856

Cattal, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Scruton

Servant

Single

19

1862

Beverley, Yorkshire, England

Ida

Hardage

Servant

Single

16

1865

Nottinghamshire, England

Mary E

Ridge

Visitor

Single

25

1856

Grantham, Lincolnshire, England

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