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Household of John James (born 1839, Pembrokeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dudley, Staffordshire, 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 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John James, born in 1839 in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, consisted of 14 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah James, born in 1841 in Bedworth, Warwickshire, England. They had 8 children; Charles (born 1867 in Chatham, Kent, England), Benjamin (born 1869 in Chatham, Kent, England), Margaret (born 1871 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England), Dinah (born 1873 in Derbyshire, England), Sydney (born 1875 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England), Gethin (born 1877 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England), Joseph (born 1879 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England) and Walter (born 1881 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Son, George (born 1864 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England), John's Step Son, John (born 1868 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England), John's Step Son, William (born 1870 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England) and John's Step Son, Thomas (born 1872 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England).


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John James's household

Male

John

James

Head
Female

Sarah

James

Wife
Male

Charles

James

Son
Male

Benjamin

James

Son
Female

Margaret

James

Daughter
Female

Dinah

James

Daughter
Male

Sydney

James

Son
Male

Gethin

James

Son
Male

Joseph

James

Son
Male

Walter

James

Son
Male

George

Tomlinson

Step Son
Male

John

Tomlinson

Step Son
Male

William

Tomlinson

Step Son
Male

Thomas

Tomlinson

Step Son
First name(s) John
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

James

Head

Married

42

1839

Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Sarah

James

Wife

Married

40

1841

Bedworth, Warwickshire, England

Charles

James

Son

Single

14

1867

Chatham, Kent, England

Benjamin

James

Son

Single

12

1869

Chatham, Kent, England

Margaret

James

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Dinah

James

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Derbyshire, England

Sydney

James

Son

Single

6

1875

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Gethin

James

Son

Single

4

1877

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Joseph

James

Son

Single

2

1879

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Walter

James

Son

Single

0

1881

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

George

Tomlinson

Step Son

Single

17

1864

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

John

Tomlinson

Step Son

Single

13

1868

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

William

Tomlinson

Step Son

Single

11

1870

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Tomlinson

Step Son

Single

9

1872

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

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