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Household of Joseph James (born 1844, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, Lancashire,Cheshire, 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.

Joseph James and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph James, born in 1844 in Gloucestershire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth James, born in 1847 in Hoveringham, Nottinghamshire, England. They had 1 child; Lydia Mary, born 1869 in Hoveringham, Nottinghamshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Boarder, Henry (born 1816 in Hampshire, England), Joseph's Boarder, Harriet (born 1798 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England) and Joseph's Boarder, Frederick (born 1854 in Cheshire, England).


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Joseph James's household

Male

Joseph

James

Head
Female

Elizabeth

James

Wife
Female

Lydia Mary

James

Daughter
Male

Henry

Grant

Boarder
Female

Harriet

James

Boarder
Male

Frederick

Littlemore

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Gloucestershire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

James

Head

Married

37

1844

Gloucestershire, England

Elizabeth

James

Wife

Married

34

1847

Hoveringham, Nottinghamshire, England

Lydia Mary

James

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Hoveringham, Nottinghamshire, England

Henry

Grant

Boarder

Single

65

1816

Hampshire, England

Harriet

James

Boarder

Widow

83

1798

Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Frederick

Littlemore

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Cheshire, England

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