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Household of John James (born 1796, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Penzance, Cornwall, 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 James and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John James, born in 1796 in Madron, Cornwall, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Maria, born 1836 in Madron, Cornwall, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Thomas Henry (born 1841 in Feock, Cornwall, England), John's Visitor, Mary (born 1839 in Cornwall, England), John's Visitor, Maud Penrose (born 1877 in Morval, Cornwall, England), John's Visitor, Beatrice Mary (born 1878 in Morval, Cornwall, England) and John's Visitor, Norman Deason (born 1881 in Cornwall, England).


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John James's household

Male

John

James

Head
Female

Maria

James

Daughter
Male

Thomas Henry

Williams

Visitor
Female

Mary

Williams

Visitor
Female

Maud Penrose

Williams

Visitor
Female

Beatrice Mary

Williams

Visitor
Male

Norman Deason

Williams

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 85
Birth year 1796
Birth place Madron, Cornwall, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

James

Head

Widower

85

1796

Madron, Cornwall, England

Maria

James

Daughter

Single

45

1836

Madron, Cornwall, England

Thomas Henry

Williams

Visitor

Married

40

1841

Feock, Cornwall, England

Mary

Williams

Visitor

Married

42

1839

Cornwall, England

Maud Penrose

Williams

Visitor

Single

4

1877

Morval, Cornwall, England

Beatrice Mary

Williams

Visitor

Single

3

1878

Morval, Cornwall, England

Norman Deason

Williams

Visitor

Single

0

1881

Cornwall, England

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