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Household of Josiah R W James (born 1846, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Woolwich, London,Kent, 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.

Josiah R W James and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah R W James, born in 1846 in Woolwich, Kent, consisted of 7 members. Josiah R W was the head of the household, married to Sarah James, born in 1848 in Woolwich, Kent, England. They had 3 children; William A (born 1875 in United States), Eva (born 1877 in Plumstead, Kent, England) and Florrie (born 1880 in Woolwich, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Josiah R W's Lodger Head, Alfred J (born 1856 in Plumstead, Kent, England) and Josiah R W's Sister, Alice (born 1846 in Elstead, Surrey, England).


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Josiah R W James's household

Male

Josiah R W

James

Head
Female

Sarah

James

Wife
Male

William A

James

Son
Female

Eva

James

Daughter
Female

Florrie

James

Daughter
Male

Alfred J

Austin

Lodger Head
Female

Alice

Austin

Sister
First name(s) Josiah R W
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Woolwich, Kent, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah R W

James

Head

Married

35

1846

Woolwich, Kent, England

Sarah

James

Wife

Married

33

1848

Woolwich, Kent, England

William A

James

Son

Single

6

1875

United States

Eva

James

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Plumstead, Kent, England

Florrie

James

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Woolwich, Kent, England

Alfred J

Austin

Lodger Head

Single

25

1856

Plumstead, Kent, England

Alice

Austin

Sister

Single

35

1846

Elstead, Surrey, England

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