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Household of John James (born 1853)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, 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 1853 in , consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret James, born in 1863 in Shotton, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder Head, Matthew (born 1848 in Cramlington, Durham, England), John's Boarder, Mary A (born 1857 in Ludworth, Durham, England), John's Boarder, John (born 1878 in Walker, Northumberland, England), John's Boarder, Thomas (born 1881 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and John's Boarder, John (born 1853 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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John James's household

Male

John

James

Head
Female

Margaret

James

Wife
Male

Matthew

James

Boarder Head
Female

Mary A

James

Boarder
Male

John

James

Boarder
Male

Thomas

James

Boarder
Male

John

Hagan

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

James

Head

Married

28

1853

Scotland

Margaret

James

Wife

Married

18

1863

Shotton, Durham, England

Matthew

James

Boarder Head

Married

33

1848

Cramlington, Durham, England

Mary A

James

Boarder

Married

24

1857

Ludworth, Durham, England

John

James

Boarder

Single

3

1878

Walker, Northumberland, England

Thomas

James

Boarder

Single

0

1881

Sunderland, Durham, England

John

Hagan

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Sunderland, Durham, England

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