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Household of John James (born 1846, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John James, born in 1846 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane James, born in 1849 in Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1869 in West Derby, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth H (born 1872 in West Derby, Lancashire, England), John (born 1874 in West Derby, Lancashire, England), Agnes (born 1876 in West Derby, Lancashire, England), Mary J (born 1878 in West Derby, Lancashire, England) and Sarah E (born 1880 in West Derby, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Brother In Law, Robert Boyd, born in 1857 in Scotland.


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John James's household

Male

John

James

Head
Female

Jane

James

Wife
Male

William

James

Son
Female

Elizabeth H

James

Daughter
Male

John

James

Son
Female

Agnes

James

Daughter
Female

Mary J

James

Daughter
Female

Sarah E

James

Daughter
Male

Robert

Boyd

Brother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

James

Head

Married

35

1846

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

Jane

James

Wife

Married

32

1849

Scotland

William

James

Son

Single

12

1869

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth H

James

Daughter

Single

9

1872

West Derby, Lancashire, England

John

James

Son

Single

7

1874

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Agnes

James

Daughter

Single

5

1876

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Mary J

James

Daughter

Single

3

1878

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Sarah E

James

Daughter

Single

1

1880

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Robert

Boyd

Brother In Law

Single

24

1857

Scotland

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