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Household of John H James (born 1826, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, 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.

John H James and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John H James, born in 1826 in Childwall, Lancashire, consisted of 13 members. John H was the head of the household, married to Jane R James, born in 1829 in Westmorland, England. They had 4 children; Janet M (born 1855 in Middlesex, England), Eva M (born 1862 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England), Henry A (born 1856 in Middlesex, England) and Arthur G (born 1877 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John H's Servant, Sophia (born 1846 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England), John H's Servant, Sarah (born 1842 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), John H's Servant, Lucy (born 1855 in Sussex, England), John H's Servant, Mary (born 1852 in Carmarthenshire, Wales), John H's Servant, Martha (born 1862 in Risca, Monmouthshire, Wales), John H's Servant, William (born 1865 in Essendine, Rutland, England) and John H's Visitor, Julia M (born 1863 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England).


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John H James's household

Male

John H

James

Head
Female

Jane R

James

Wife
Female

Janet M

James

Daughter
Female

Eva M

James

Daughter
Male

Henry A

James

Son
Male

Arthur G

James

Son
Female

Sophia

Sims

Servant
Female

Sarah

Blackall

Servant
Female

Lucy

Drake

Servant
Female

Mary

Davies

Servant
Female

Martha

Jennings

Servant
Male

William

Wild

Servant
Female

Julia M

Newcome

Visitor
First name(s) John H
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Childwall, Lancashire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John H

James

Head

Married

55

1826

Childwall, Lancashire, England

Jane R

James

Wife

Married

52

1829

Westmorland, England

Janet M

James

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Middlesex, England

Eva M

James

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Watford, Hertfordshire, England

Henry A

James

Son

Single

25

1856

Middlesex, England

Arthur G

James

Son

Single

4

1877

Watford, Hertfordshire, England

Sophia

Sims

Servant

Widow

35

1846

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Blackall

Servant

Single

39

1842

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Lucy

Drake

Servant

Single

26

1855

Sussex, England

Mary

Davies

Servant

Single

29

1852

Carmarthenshire, Wales

Martha

Jennings

Servant

Single

19

1862

Risca, Monmouthshire, Wales

William

Wild

Servant

Single

16

1865

Essendine, Rutland, England

Julia M

Newcome

Visitor

Single

18

1863

Watford, Hertfordshire, England

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