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Household of John James (born 1833, Monmouthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, 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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John James, born in 1833 in Penallt, Monmouthshire, consisted of 13 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary James, born in 1833 in Penallt, Monmouthshire, Wales. They had 7 children; Jonas (born 1863 in Australia), Mary (born 1867 in Australia), James (born 1869 in Australia), Harriett (born 1871 in At Sea), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Penallt, Monmouthshire, Wales), Charlotte (born 1875 in City of London, Middlesex, England) and Lucy (born 1876 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Maurice (born 1831 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England), John's Boarder, Joseph (born 1858 in Ireland), John's Boarder, John (born 1851 in Ireland) and John's Boarder, James (born 1858 in Ireland).


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John James's household

Male

John

James

Head
Female

Mary

James

Wife
Male

Jonas

James

Son
Female

Mary

James

Daughter
Male

James

James

Son
Female

Harriett

James

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

James

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

James

Daughter
Female

Lucy

James

Daughter
Female

Maurice

Price

Servant
Male

Joseph

Newman

Boarder
Male

John

Murphy

Boarder
Male

James

Spilleen

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Penallt, Monmouthshire, Wales

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

James

Head

Married

48

1833

Penallt, Monmouthshire, Wales

Mary

James

Wife

Married

48

1833

Penallt, Monmouthshire, Wales

Jonas

James

Son

Single

18

1863

Australia

Mary

James

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Australia

James

James

Son

Single

12

1869

Australia

Harriett

James

Daughter

Single

10

1871

At Sea

Elizabeth

James

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Penallt, Monmouthshire, Wales

Charlotte

James

Daughter

Single

6

1875

City of London, Middlesex, England

Lucy

James

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Maurice

Price

Servant

Widow

50

1831

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Joseph

Newman

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Ireland

John

Murphy

Boarder

Married

30

1851

Ireland

James

Spilleen

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Ireland

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